UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 775 
Contribution from the Bureau of Chemistry 
CARL L. ALSBERG, Chief 
Washington, D. C. v June 3, 1919 
COMMERCIAL PRESERVATION OF EGGS — 
BY COLD STORAGE 
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By 
M. K. JENKINS, Assistant Bacteriologist. Prepared 
under the direction of M. E. PENNINGTON, Chief, 
Food Research Laboratory 
CONTENTS | 
Page } ‘ Page 
Some Aspects of the Cold Storage Busi- Results of Investigation—Continued. 
Ct SR een Al Condition of Commercial Packages 
Purpose of Investigation . . . . . . 2 a3) Stored fe. Vie wiaieiisi ier eee 
Analysis of Bad Eggs in Commercial » 
0 so aamme aie aha First®and Seconds After Storing . 18 
OG Carefully Prepared Packages .:. . 20- 
ee Shell Dpon Shrinkage of Eggs and Absorption of 
Preservation . - ----- 5 Moisture by Caseand Fillers . . 23 
Relation of Quality to Preservation . 9 Physical and Chemical Changes in 
Commercial Grading for Storage . 10 Eggs During Storage . , . . . 28 
Relation of Month of Storage to Absorption of Foreign Flavors During 
Number of Bad Eggs in Cold Storage yeh eieh je0lay cy dyal vot hen ae 
Storage Firstsand Seconds . . 12 | Summary ..... + «'s « « « 34 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1919 
