You will never know what you will get for what you paid in China. The most trusted products can be inspected to find the “Made in China” mark. And now, even dairy product like Egg is included to the list.
Take a closer look at the problem of faked eggs in China. It seeks to inform the scientific and medical communities regarding the problem of consuming these products as well as the short-term and long-term epidemic consequences.
The most disgusting faked eggs are the human-made eggs. One will be absolutely sick in the stomach just by consuming the fake eggs.
In June 2003, there was a Chinese article about a consumer purchasing a bag of human-made eggs from the food market in Beijing. The fake eggs look exactly like the real ones,but the consumer smelled chemicals when cooking the eggs. The egg yolk dispersed quickly when it mix with the egg white, and the color was pale. No flavor could be tasted after cooking. According to the officials of the National Bureau of Industry and Commerce, the faked eggs were made from chemicals.
Here are the steps for making a fake egg
Steps for Making A Fake Egg
1) Sodium Alga Acid + Water. Constantly Stirring for 1.5 hours until crystallized.
2) Add Gelatine : Stir and Mixed thoroughly, Wait for 10 hours until all bubbles disapeared.
3) Mix in Sodium Benzoate + Lactone + Carboxymethyl Cellulose + Calcium Carbide + Lysine and Etc.
4) The Mixture is mixed well and a small portion of the mixture is added with Food Colouring Agent (Yellow) to be the "Egg Yolk".
5) Pour the "Egg Yolk" mixture into a plastic model and soak it into liquid calcium chloride solution to retain the shape of the "Egg Yolk". ( Calcium Chloride will cause the Mixture to form a thin membrane thus retaining the shape of the "Egg Yolk". )
6) "Egg White" (Mixture without Yellow Food Colouring Agent) is poured into another container which is similar to the shape of an egg.
7) The "Egg Yolk" is transferred into plastic model that contain "Egg White" and Soak into the Calcium Chloride to stabilise the shape of the Egg.
8) After the Shape of the "Whole Egg" is stabilised in the Calcium Chloride solution. The "Whole Egg" is surrounded with the mixture Of Paraffin Wax + Gypsum Powder and left to be cooled.
9) Now, The "Fake Egg" is ready for shipping.
How To Identify Fake Eggs
1) The unusual shape of the fake egg is much more larger compared to normal eggs.
2) Fake Eggs has Rougher Surface Compare to normal eggs
3) When Broken, Fake Eggs Shows no Chalazae that holds the Egg Yolk.
4) Egg Yolk Mix Faster with Egg White when membrane is broken.
5) The Colour of Fake Egg Yolk is of much darker yellowish hue.
Speculations on fake eggs
Are fake eggs cheap? It's said to cost 0.55 yuan/kg, while genuine eggs “at market price” are 5.6 yuan/kg. Maybe the low cost of fake eggs is achievable with economy of scale.
Is there merit in fake eggs? There are no apparent merits in the manufacture and the consumption of fake eggs. The ingredients do not suggest any nutritional value. Taste-wise, the “eggs” themselves are said to be bland. The only redeeming feature would be the very low price which, even then, could be disputed.
Are fake eggs dangerous? Of its ingredients, potash alum is said to cause dementia. Benzoic acid is a food preservative which is permitted, but only at very low concentrations (measured in parts per million).
| Composition | Usage | Side effects and harms |
| Glucolactone | Solidifier | Metabolism disorder |
| Benzoic acid | Preservative | Harmful to brain, nerve cell. May cause liver dieses, senile dementia. |
| Calcium Chloride | Egg Shell | May cause nerve, liver dieses. May affect ability to produce blood. |
| Cellulose | Additive | Metabolism disorder |
| Alum | Softener | May cause nerve, liver dieses. May affect ability to produce blood. |
| Amino Acid | Additive | Metabolism disorder |
| Food coloring | “Egg yolk” color | |
| Sodium alginate | “Egg white” and “egg yolk” | |
| Gelatin | “Egg white” and “egg yolk” |
