Egg question

[FloorCandy]

I see a lot of information online about how heathy quail eggs are, and their benefits over chicken eggs. My assumption has been that when people say quail eggs they usually mean coturnix, I feel that’s the type I see people use in cooking videos and they are what I see in shops that carry that sort of thing.

So my question is, are the 2 types of quails’ eggs the same nutritionally? I know that cots and bobs are not that closely related, so I’m wondering how similar their eggs are.

 

[Kiki]

I don't quite understand how a quail egg can be any more healthier than a chicken egg.

An egg is an egg in my opinion.

 

[FloorCandy]

Usually I see people describing the health benefits of various egg types in regards to calories, protein, cholesterol, saturated fat, vitamins and nutrients etc.

Also in some traditional Chinese medicine I believe there are warming and cooling foods, and you need to balance them, for example a duck egg is a cooling food, a chicken egg is a warming food, and quail eggs are neutral. It turns out, duck eggs are alkaline, chicken eggs are acidic, and quail eggs are neutral.

In any articles I’ve read, none have stated whether cot and bob eggs are the same nutritionally. I always thought an egg was an egg, but apparently not, and if there’s so much variety, which type of quail egg has the most benefits?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Usually I see people describing the health benefits of various egg types in regards to calories, protein, cholesterol, saturated fat, vitamins and nutrients etc.

Also in some traditional Chinese medicine I believe there are warming and cooling foods, and you need to balance them, for example a duck egg is a cooling food, a chicken egg is a warming food, and quail eggs are neutral. It turns out, duck eggs are alkaline, chicken eggs are acidic, and quail eggs are neutral.

In any articles I’ve read, none have stated whether cot and bob eggs are the same nutritionally. I always thought an egg was an egg, but apparently not, and if there’s so much variety, which type of quail egg has the most benefits?

I have to agree with kiki. It reminds me of a decades old phrase about computer programming. Garbage in, garbage out.
If you feed nutritional food, the eggs will be healthy - regardless of species.

 

[TheSunflowerButterfly]

Speaking as an analytical chemist working in a food quality lab, quail eggs are more nutritious by weight than a chicken egg. They contain a higher percentage of protein (w/w), numerous water- and fat-soluble vitamins, and healthy minerals. Though they are smaller and it takes more eggs to compensate for the size difference, quail eggs are more nutritious gram per gram vs a chicken egg.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

I agree to ChickenCanoe, that the feed of the birds have much influence on vitamines and nutrition of the eggs.

But fact is, that the same amount of coturnix eggs compared to chicken eggs have about 15% less cholesterol, which is healthier a bit.
And some ppl are allergical for chicken eggs, but possibly not allergical for quail eggs (my children for example).

There are old treatments (even some ancient from the egypts) with quail eggs, to cure various deseases. But I read many discussions, which are stateting that these were based on the wild form of coturnix quails (coturnix coturnix) and are not compareable with coturnix japonica.
IDK.

For me, they are healthier, as my kids can eat them... chicken eggs not (Neurodematitis)

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Nutrition makes a lot of difference. But as @Fenrisulfr noted, differences in cholesterol and other nutrients can be found in the eggs of various species. Halfway down the following page is a discussion of the difference between goose and chicken eggs.
https://www.livestrong.com/article/292791-calories-in-one-egg-over-easy/
Omega-3 fatty acids can be dramatically increased depending on what hens eat. That may be enhanced by pasturing depending on forage. The same goes for vitamin E and some others.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=92
There is a chart here comparing quail to chicken eggs nutrition ounce for ounce.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/quail-eggs-benefits#comparison-with-chicken-eggs