Surprise: "pasture-raised" eggs still run on corn and soy
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May 1, 2026
A viral "egg scandal" making the rounds online isn't exposing hidden deception so much as colliding head-on with an uncomfortable reality: even premium, pasture-raised eggs are still largely products of a corn and soy-dominated food system.
> Chickens are not cows.
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> They are omnivorous, monogastric animals, meaning they have a single stomach and cannot convert grass into energy the way ruminants like cattle can.
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