Eggland's Best Liquid Egg Whites Awarded American Masters of Taste Gold Medal Seal

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eggland's Best was selected as an American Masters of Taste Gold Medal Seal winner by Chefs In America for their liquid egg white variety. 

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Eggland's Best 100% Liquid Egg Whites were judged superior, and the judging was conducted "triple blind" in Northern California by a panel of Chef Masters of Taste. Eggland's Best has been endorsed for over ten consecutive years by Chefs In America for their superior tasting shell egg products. The American Masters of Taste Gold Medal Seal is the first award for the company's newly launched 100% Liquid Egg Whites.

"Eggland's Best delivers egg products that are consistently fresh and flavorful for home cooks and professional chefs alike," commented members of the Masters of Taste judging panel.

The protocols of "triple blind" judging include the following ground rules to ensure accurate and fair judging results. Evaluators do not know:

1. Who the manufacturer is 
2. What the product variety or appellation is 
3. What the other evaluators' scores and comments are

The judging was part of the on-going U.S.A Taste Championships founded in 1986 with the establishment of Chefs in America, whose professional board members gather weekly to conduct taste tests on a myriad of foodservice and retail products.

"It's an honor to receive the 'Award of Excellence' from the American Masters of Taste for our liquid egg whites," said Charles Lanktree, President and CEO of Eggland's Best, LLC. "We only recently launched our Liquid Egg Whites and have worked hard to ensure that they live up to the high quality, taste and nutrition standards that consumers and chefs have come to expect from Eggland's Best."

Eggland's Best Liquid Egg Whites are made exclusively from farm fresh Eggland's Best shell eggs and contain no cholesterol or saturated fat. As such they are certified by the American Heart Association as meeting the heart-healthy nutrition guidelines of their Heart Check Food Certification Program.

For additional information about Eggland's Best eggs visit www.egglandsbest.com.

About Eggland's Best Eggs
Eggland's Best is the No. 1 branded egg in the U.S. and is an excellent source of Vitamin D, E, and B12 and a good source of riboflavin. EB eggs have 25 percent less saturated fat and more than two times Omega-3 than ordinary eggs. Eggland's Best eggs are the recipients of many awards including the Gold Medal for superior taste, appearance and freshness from The American Masters of Taste; one of the "Best Packaged Foods" by Prevention magazine (2012-2013); a "Best Kid Breakfast Food" by KIWI magazine (2013); a Women's Health "Supermarket Star" (2013), a Progressive Grocer "Editors' Pick" (2012); a "2012 Category Captain" by Progressive Grocer (2012); "Best Grab-and-Go Breakfast Food" by Health magazine (2011); one of the "Top 125 Foods for Men" in the Men's Health annual nutrition awards for eight consecutive years (2005-2012); a top five "superfood" picks according to American Baby magazine (2010); and the National Health & Wellness Club Stamp of Approval for flavor, quality and nutrition.

The distinctive "EB" stamp on the shell and in this case, on the cartons, assures consumers and food service customers that the eggs meet the highest standards of taste, nutrition and quality. Eggland's Best hens are fed a strictly controlled, high-quality, all-natural, all-vegetarian diet without added hormones, antibiotics or steroids of any kind. EB eggs are available in medium, large, extra-large, jumbo, cage free, organic, hard-cooked, liquid egg whites, and are certified as Kosher. For more information, visit www.egglandsbest.com. 

About Chefs In America
"American Masters of Taste" and "Chefs In America" are registered trademarks in the United States. Other names and brands contained in this press release may be the property of other companies with their own rights and restrictions. More information on the organization and their 27 year history of judging and endorsing food, beverage and culinary products may be found by visiting www.chefsinamerica.org. 

SOURCE Eggland's Best