Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales. The egg shell constitutes 8-9% of the weight of the egg (calculated from data in Table 2, F. H. Harms)
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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:
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Canada
In Canada, modern egg sizes are defined as follows:
European Union
In Europe, modern egg sizes are defined as follows.
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:
Australia
In Australia, the Australian Egg Corporation defines the following sizes in its labeling guide.
In Western Australia, two additional sizes are also standardized by the Golden Eggs Corporation
New Zealand
In New Zealand sizes are based on the minimum mass per egg:
Brazil
In Brazil sizes are based on the mass. :
References
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