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by jjeaff 1805 days ago
The color of the eggs has nothing to do with flavor. It is a product of the breed of hen. And I grew up around all types of heritage breed organic chickens with white, brown, and even green eggs and can tell no difference between the flavor of their eggs and store bought eggs. And I consider myself a bit of a foodie.

There was a good writeup in serious eats and they found that in blind taste tests, no one could tell the difference. But when people could see what they were eating, they preferred the fresh eggs because they tended to have brighter orange yolks.

Putting a bit of orange food coloring in the store bought eggs effectively squashed the difference.