Powdered eggs
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A powdered egg is a fully
History
Dehydrated eggs advertisements appeared in the late 1890s in the United States.[1] Powdered eggs appear in literature as a staple of camp cooking at least as early as 1912.[2]
Powdered eggs were used in the United Kingdom during World War II for rationing. Powdered eggs are also known as dried eggs, and colloquially during the period of rationing in the UK, as Ersatz eggs.
The modern method of manufacturing powdered eggs was developed in the 1930s by Albert Grant and Co. of the
Quality
Powdered eggs have a storage life of 5 to 10 years when stored without oxygen in a cool storage environment.[3]
The process of spray-drying eggs so as to make powdered eggs oxidizes the cholesterol, which has been shown to be helpful at reducing aortic atherosclerosis in animal trials.[4]
See also
References
- ^ unidentified, English (1898-03-05), English: Based in St. Louis, Charles Fred LaMont's company produced egg substitutes and partly targeted miners of the Alaska Gold Rush. In 1898, the manufacturers shipped over 100,000 pounds of Crystallized Eggs to South African miners., retrieved 2022-02-28
- ^ Along the Mohawk trail; or, Boy scouts on Lake Champlain, Percy Keese Fitzhugh, Grosset & Dunlap, 1912, p. 219.
- ^ "Powdered Eggs". USA Emergency Supply. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- PMID 3725728.