Mercadona detailed the meaning of the numbers printed on the eggs it sells in its supermarkets. The chain that presides Juan Roig answered one of the most frequent questions from consumers through its customer service channel, where it also explains how it is possible to know the origin of the product.
Mercadona indicates in this regard that the letters ES mean that they are of Spanish origin. The company’s main supplier is Guillén Eggsa company based in the Valencian town of Paterna.
Mercadona and its supplier are working on a project that aims to ensure that from 2025, all eggs arriving on their store shelves will come from “free-range hens”.
Mercadona It also counts among its suppliers Marcopolo Tradelocated in the Valladolid municipality of Aldeamayor de San Martín and Granja San Miguel, in the Zaragoza municipality of Villarreal de Huerva.
Mercadona He explained to his “bosses” what the exact meaning of the number that identifies his eggs is:
Egg 0-Organic: chickens with access to the outdoors where they can go out to walk, dig, peck, but they feed on food from organic farming.
1-Farm egg: The chickens have access to the outdoors where they can go out to walk, dig, peck.
2-Egg from a chicken raised in the open ground: Chickens that can move freely around the house without going outside.
Caged chicken egg: This is the most widespread type of breeding in Spain, always complying with European regulations on animal welfare.
In any case, the rest of the numbers The prints on each egg serve to identify the farm of origin.
The Valencian company has already begun to gradually abandon the sale of products from caged chickens. As ABC reports, Mercadona He emphasizes that “this situation is temporary,” since in 2025 its “bosses,” as the company calls its customers, “will only find eggs from free-range hens.”
