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What are blood spots in eggs?

April 26, 2017blood eggs spots

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What are blood spots in eggs?

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Also called meat spots, they are occasionally found on an egg yolk. Contrary to popular opinion, these tiny spots do not indicate a fertilized egg. Rather, they are caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the yolk surface during formation of the egg or by a similar accident in the wall of the oviduct. Less than 1% of all eggs produced have blood spots. As an egg ages, the yolk takes up water from the albumen to dilute the blood so a blood spot actually indicates that the egg is fresh.