How much each size chicken egg should weigh, peewee, small, medium, large, extra large, and jumbo weight amounts plus get great deals on egg weight scales & kitchen food scales.
Chicken Egg Size Determined By Weight
Chicken egg size is determined by weight. When selling your eggs after washing and drying, you need to grade them and determine the size of each egg for packaging. Eggs should be packaged in cartons that say what size egg they are. There are six basic USDA recognized sizes of eggs.
Peewee sized egg weight-15 ounces
Small size egg weight-18 ounces
Medium size egg weight-21 ounces
Large size egg weight-24 ounces
Extra Large size egg weight-27 ounces
Jumbo size egg weight-30 ounces
Peewee sized egg weight-15 ounces
Small size egg weight-18 ounces
Medium size egg weight-21 ounces
Large size egg weight-24 ounces
Extra Large size egg weight-27 ounces
Jumbo size egg weight-30 ounces
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References
1. Commercial egg processing.Retrieved on Nov. 15. 2016 from U. S. Poultry.org. https://www.uspoultry.org/educationprograms/PandEP_Curriculum/Documents/PDFs/Lesson8/EggProcessingPres.pdf
1. Commercial egg processing.Retrieved on Nov. 15. 2016 from U. S. Poultry.org. https://www.uspoultry.org/educationprograms/PandEP_Curriculum/Documents/PDFs/Lesson8/EggProcessingPres.pdf