DRIED WHOLE EGG POWDER: XXVI. SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE QUALITY OF POWDER PREPARED FROM FROZEN, LIQUID EGG
Liquid from eggs of various qualities was frozen at −40° F. and stored at 10°, 0°, and −10° F. for 12 months. Powder produced from the defrosted samples was assessed by fluorescence and potassium chloride solution solubility measurements, which showed that liquid from musty or incubator reject eggs gave a less desirable powder than liquid from Grade A, Grade C, or cracked eggs; increase in time of frozen storage decreased the quality of the resulting powder; if frozen storage extended beyond six months, the lowest storage temperature was most desirable; and method of packaging (in Reynold's Metal A-10, or in wax paper with or without added ice) had no effect on the quality of the powder produced. If drying conditions were held constant, increased dilution of the defrosted egg before drying resulted in a poorer powder. It was shown that freezing or defrosting operations should be completed within about one hour.