The reader of Iltalehti found a text in the egg cell that he had never noticed before.
It is advisable to leave the eggs in the cell, regardless of whether they are stored in the refrigerator or at room temperature. Jarno Jew
Jouni Lehmusuuu It was amazed when one day he began to investigate more closely what the small texts in the egg cell read.
– I noticed the egg pack from the little princess that they should no longer be kept at room temperature. As I have done my whole 63-year life, says Lehmusuusu.
The package states: “Keeps the best in cool”.
Lehmus rose wonders, as the eggs are kept at room temperature in stores.
Iltalehti asked CEO Juha-Petri Jokinen.
Where should the eggs be kept?
-The ideal temperature for storing eggs is 10-14 degrees. There are no temperatures at home that you do not happen to own a wine cabinet. Eggs can be kept either in the refrigerator or at room temperature, says Jokinen.
The refrigerator is a bit better than the room because the egg cannot dry.
Jokinen cannot say if there has been the same storage guidelines in the egg packs of competitors, but Dava Foods has had it for many years.
In front of the right is a text that advises you to keep the eggs cool. Eve Paljakka
– At room temperature, evaporation occurs through the shell. Most of the contents of the egg are water, so over time the egg will lighten. However, the egg does not spoil even though it is kept at room temperature.
Whether it is at room temperature or in the refrigerator, it is advisable to store it in the cell.
Most importantly, the temperature cannot vary greatly. For this reason, for example, a refrigerator door is not the best place to storage.
However, there are different instructions in Finland than elsewhere in Europe, where it is better to keep eggs in the refrigerator. There is an exception in Finnish eggs that they will not be washed before packing.
– Unlike elsewhere in Europe, it is forbidden to wash eggs in Finland. Abroad, eggs are washed mechanically.
There is a thin waxy layer on top of the shell, called the shrink. Washing the egg removes the spawning, so the egg is no longer so well protected from impurities and its shelf life is reduced. As a result, eggs are not washed in Finland before packing.
According to Jokinen, they sometimes get customer feedback – good and bad – that the egg pack has a small feather.
However, at the packing plant, the egg is already sorted into class A and B according to its dirt or fragility of the shell.
Class A eggs end up in the store and the B-class is made into egg masses, for example, for the food industry or restaurants.