{"id":24562,"date":"2025-03-27T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=24562"},"modified":"2025-03-14T09:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T13:40:05","slug":"egg-replacers-good-for-animals-and-the-planet-and-your-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/27\/egg-replacers-good-for-animals-and-the-planet-and-your-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg Replacers: Good for Animals and the Planet and Your Budget!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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photo from Bob’s Red Mill<\/p><\/div>\n

by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve seen the headlines \u2013 \u201cEgg Prices Set Another Record,\u201d \u201cU.S. Egg Prices Hit a Record High and Are Likely To Keep Climbing.\u201d Many consumers are visiting multiple stores, trying to find the lowest price for a dozen eggs. My local supermarket is limiting customers to 2 cartons of eggs per visit.<\/p>\n

Vegans have always found creative ways to avoid eggs. For example, there are many vegan alternatives to eggs that can be used in baking. We\u2019ve chronicled these in Vegan Journal<\/em><\/a>, on our website<\/a>, in hand-outs<\/a>, and on our blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Could these alternatives be promoted to non-vegans as a way to save money? I wondered about this, so I decided to compare prices of vegan egg replacers at a large supermarket chain in central California to the price of eggs at the same chain. I used regular, non-sale prices for all items. My informal survey was conducted the week of March 10, 2025. While prices will vary by region, by store, and other factors, there was a clear trend for vegan egg replacers to cost markedly less than eggs.<\/p>\n

A dozen large eggs cost $10.99 making the cost of a single egg $0.92.<\/p>\n

Some common vegan replacements for one egg for baking cost:<\/p>\n