USDA egg sizes: weight per egg, and how many eggs of one size equal a recipe's c...

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{ "example": { "approxEdibleGrams": 149.7, "asOf": "2026-10-11T14:26:08.739Z", "count": 3, "degraded": false, "disclaimer": "Screening signal computed from the named public source. Not financial, legal or investment advice; provided as is. Verify at the source before acting.", "equivalentCountExact": 3.4286, "equivalentCountRounded": 3, "haveSize": "medium", "notChecked": [ "real egg weights: the USDA size is a minimum weight per dozen, individual eggs vary and the average egg in a carton is often a little heavier", "the shell: about 10 to 12% of an in-shell egg is shell, so the edible part is lighter (a large egg is about 3 tablespoons, roughly 50 g, once cracked)", "…1 more" ], "reasons": [ "USDA minimum net weight per dozen: jumbo 30 oz, extra large 27, large 24, medium 21, small 18, peewee 15; per egg divide by 12.", "Equivalents are by in-shell weight; the edible weight scales the same way." ], "recipeEggsGramsInShell": 170.1, "recipeSize": "large", "source": "computed locally", "summary": "3 large egg(s) = 3.43 medium egg(s) by weight; use 3 medium (or beat the eggs and measure 150 g).", "table": [ { "equivalentLargeEggs": 1.25, "minimumGramsPerEgg": 70.9, "minimumOuncesPerDozen": 30, "minimumOuncesPerEgg": 2.5, "size": "jumbo" }, { "equivalentLargeEggs": 1.125, "minimumGramsPerEgg": 63.8, "minimumOuncesPerDozen": 27, "minimumOuncesPerEgg": 2.25, "size": "extra-large" } ], "verdict": "COMPUTED" }, "type": "json" }