Ostrich eggs

Just some 10 years ago, ostrich eggs were perceived by most residents of our latitudes as an outlandish and unknown product. Now everything has changed and throughout the post-Soviet space, like mushrooms after the rain, ostrich farms began to appear. Now it is not a problem to buy ostrich eggs not only directly from the harvester, many large grocery stores can boast of having a specific product on the counter.

Interestingly, ostrich eggs do not particularly differ either in composition or in useful properties from ordinary chicken eggs. It affects the unprecedented size of ostrich eggs. The average weight of one ostrich egg is
1. 5-2 kg, which corresponds to 36 chicken eggs. Ostrich eggs are considered the largest on the entire planet Earth, because in diameter the size of one egg reaches up to 20 cm. Surprisingly, in ostrich eggs the yolk takes only 350 grams of the total weight, the rest of the product is protein.

The ostrich belongs to the Ostrich family and is a non-flying bird. Currently, ostriches are bred in the same way as other types of poultry (chicken, duck). In cooking, not only ostrich eggs are used, but also poultry meat. Ostriches feed on plant food and small insects. It is believed that one ostrich can carry eggs for 30 years, so from the point of view of economic benefit, an ostrich farm is a rather profitable enterprise. A female ostrich can lay up to 100 eggs in one season, each of which will cost at least 1, 500 rubles.

Of course, ostrich eggs are not yet as popular as chicken or quail eggs. However, the product is slowly gaining momentum, and more and more restaurants are turning to farmers for an exotic ingredient. Foodies and those who like to amaze their guests with an unexpected single dish (10 man) made of ostrich egg are also not far behind the restaurateurs. Some nutritionists have become so fond of ostrich eggs that they recommend using this product as a source of vitamins and minerals.

In the chemical composition of ostrich eggs, there is a significant difference from the eggs of other poultry. Ostrich eggs contain large amounts of acids such as lysine and threonine. These are natural useful amino acids. Also, ostrich eggs are distinguished by a lower cholesterol content in their composition. Doctors argue that ostrich eggs can be a good alternative to all the usual chicken. The vitamin and mineral composition of ostrich eggs will benefit all people, without exception. Ostrich eggs are most useful for the elderly and children.