Medium white eggs in carton
Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales. The United States Department of Agriculture sizing is based by weight per dozen.[ 1]
The following egg masses have been calculated on the basis of the USDA sizing:
Modern Sizes (USA)
Size
Mass per egg
Cooking Yield (Volume)[ 2]
Jumbo
Greater than 2.5 oz. or 71 g
Very Large or Extra-Large (XL)
Greater than 2.25 oz. or 64 g
56 mL (4 tbsp )
Large (L)
Greater than 2 oz. or 57 g
46 mL (3.25 tbsp)
Medium (M)
Greater than 1.75 oz. or 50 g
43 mL (3 tbsp)
Small (S)
Greater than 1.5 oz. or 43 g
Peewee
Greater than 1.25 oz. or 35 g
In Canada, modern egg sizes are defined as follows:
Modern Sizes (Canada)[ 3]
Size
Mass per egg
Jumbo
70 g or more
Extra Large
63-69 g
Large
56-62 g
Medium
49-55 g
Small
42-48 g
Peewee
Less than 41 g
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Modern Sizes (Europe)
Size
Mass per egg
Very Large
73 g and over
Large
63-73 g
Medium
53-63 g
Small
53 g and under
In Australia, the Australian Egg Corporation defines the following sizes in its labeling guide.[ 4]
Modern Sizes (Australia)
Size
Mass per egg
King‐size
70.0g – 78.0g
Jumbo
66.7g – 70.0g
Extra-Large
58.3g – 66.6g
Large
50.0g – 58.2g
Medium
42.0g – 49.9g
In Western Australia , two additional sizes are also standardized by the Golden Eggs Corporation[ 5]
Additional Sizes (Western Australia)
Mega or XXXL
72 g
Medium
43 g
In New Zealand sizes are based on the minimum mass per egg:[ 6]
Modern Sizes (New Zealand)
Size
Minimum mass per egg
8 (Jumbo)
68 g
7 (Large)
62 g
6 (Standard)
53 g
5 (Medium)
44 g
4 (Pullet)
35 g
Traditional Sizes
Size
Mass
Size 0
Greater than 75g
Size 1
70 g - 75 g
Size 2
65 g - 70 g
Size 3
60 g - 65 g
Size 4
55 g - 60 g
Size 5
50 g - 55 g
Size 6
45 g - 50 g
Size 7
less than 45 g
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