Chicken egg sizes - Wikipedia Chicken egg sizes Medium white eggs in carton Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales. The egg shell constitutes about 13 % of the weight of the egg. Contents 1 United States of America 2 Canada 3 European Union 4 Post-Soviet countries 5 Australia 6 New Zealand 7 References United States of america The United States Department of Agriculture sizing is based by weight per dozen. The most common U.S. size of chicken egg is ' Large ' and is the egg size commonly referred to for recipes. The following egg masses including shell have been calculated on the basis of the USDA sizing : Modern Sizes ( USA ) Size Minimum mass per egg Cooking Yield ( Volume ) Jumbo 70.9 g 2.5 oz. Very Large or Extra-Large ( XL ) 63.8 g 2.25 oz. 56 ml ( 4 tbsp ) Large ( L ) 56.7 g 2 oz. 46 ml ( 3.25 tbsp ) Medium ( M ) 49.6 g 1.75 oz. 43 ml ( 3 tbsp ) Small ( S ) 42.5 g 1.5 oz. Peewee 35.4 g 1.25 oz. Canada In Canada, modern egg sizes are defined as follows : Modern Sizes ( Canada ) Size Minimum mass per egg Jumbo 70 g Extra Large 63 g Large 56 g Medium 49 g Small 42 g Peewee Less than 42 g European union In Europe, modern egg sizes are defined as follows. Size Minimum mass per egg Extra large ( XL ) 73 g Large ( L ) 63 g Medium ( M ) 53 g Small ( S ) Less than 53 g Post-Soviet countries In countries which are members of Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification : Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, and Turkmenistan eggs are sorted into five categories by mass : Category Mass range per egg Highest ( В ) 75 g and more Select ( О ) 65 g - 74.9 g First ( 1 ) 55 g - 64.9 g Second ( 2 ) 45 g - 54.9 g Third ( 3 ) 35 g - 44.9 g Australia In Australia, the Australian Egg Corporation defines the following sizes in its labeling guide. Modern Sizes ( Australia ) Size Mass range per egg Average mass per egg King ‐ size 71.7 g - 78.5 g 73 g Jumbo 66.7 g - 71.6 g 68 g Extra-Large 58.3 g - 66.6 g 60 g Large 50.0 g - 58.2 g 52 g Medium 41.7 g - 49.9 g 43 g In Western Australia, two additional sizes are also standardized by the Golden Eggs Corporation Additional Sizes ( Western Australia ) Mega or XXXL 72 g Medium 43 g New Zealand In New Zealand sizes are based on the minimum mass per egg : Modern Sizes ( New Zealand ) Size Minimum mass per egg Jumbo ( 8 ) 68 g Large ( 7 ) 62 g Standard ( 6 ) 53 g Medium ( 5 ) 44 g Pullet ( 4 ) 35 g Traditional Sizes Size Mass range per egg Size 0 Greater than 75 g Size 1 70 g - 75 g Size 2 65 g - 70 g Size 3 60 g - 65 g Size 4 55 g - 60 g Size 5 50 g - 55 g Size 6 45 g - 50 g Size 7 Less than 45 g References Jump up ^ `` Sizing of Eggs ''. USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` What to Do With Egg Whites ''. http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 13. External link in work = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Egg Regulations C.R.C., c. 284 ''. Justice Laws - Canada. 2013 - 04 - 26. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 24. Jump up ^ UNECE Standard EGG - 1 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of eggs - in - shell ( PDF ) ( Report ). United Nations. 2010. p. 9. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 02. Jump up ^ `` ГОСТ 31654 - 2012 Food chicken eggs. Specifications ''. protect.gost.ru. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Egg Labelling Guide - Guide to Australian laws, regulations and standards for egg producers '' ( PDF ). Australian Egg Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Golden Eggs Western Australia Product Range ''. Goldeneggs.com.au. Archived from the original on 2010 - 02 - 08. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Egg Labelling ''. Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 24. Eggs List of egg topics Types Bird Fish and amphibian Monotreme Fossil record Cephalopod Fish Reptile ( dinosaur ) Pathology Biology Embryo Ichthyoplankton Ootheca Oviparity Spawn Zygote Components Yolk White Shell As food List of egg dishes Boiled Coddled Custard desserts Deviled Eggs Benedict Fried Omelette Poached Pickled Roe Scotch Scrambled Smoked Soufflé Tea egg Trophic egg In culture Easter egg Egging Fabergé egg Humpty Dumpty Oomancy Ovo vegetarianism Yoshi Category Commons This poultry article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicken_egg_sizes&oldid=796730041 '' Categories : Eggs ( food ) Mechanical standards Poultry stubs Hidden categories : CS1 errors : external links All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 August 2017, at 18 : 37. About Wikipedia

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