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photograph from Bob’s Pink Mill

by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD

You’ve seen the headlines – “Egg Costs Set One other Document,” “U.S. Egg Costs Hit a Document Excessive and Are Seemingly To Hold Climbing.” Many customers are visiting a number of shops, looking for the bottom value for a dozen eggs. My native grocery store is limiting clients to 2 cartons of eggs per go to.

Vegans have at all times discovered artistic methods to keep away from eggs. For instance, there are various vegan alternate options to eggs that can be utilized in baking. We’ve chronicled these in Vegan Journal, on our web site, in hand-outs, and on our weblog.

May these alternate options be promoted to non-vegans as a approach to economize? I questioned about this, so I made a decision to check costs of vegan egg replacers at a big grocery store chain in central California to the worth of eggs on the similar chain. I used common, non-sale costs for all gadgets. My casual survey was performed the week of March 10, 2025. Whereas costs will range by area, by retailer, and different elements, there was a transparent pattern for vegan egg replacers to value markedly lower than eggs.

A dozen giant eggs value $10.99 making the price of a single egg $0.92.

Some frequent vegan replacements for one egg for baking value:

• 1 Tablespoon floor flaxseeds + 3 Tablespoons water $0.08
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch combined with water $0.09
• 2 Tablespoons water + 1 Tablespoon oil + 2 teaspoons baking powder $0.18 ($0.08 for oil + $0.10 for baking powder)
• 1 Tablespoon Bob’s Pink Mill Egg Replacer + 2 Tablespoons of water $0.19
• ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce $0.20
• 1 Tablespoon chia seeds + 3 Tablespoons water $0.24
• ½ cup puréed or mashed very ripe banana $0.29
• ¼ cup plain vegan yogurt $0.57
• ¼ cup canned pumpkin $0.64
• 3 Tablespoons Simply Egg $0.90
• ¼ cup blended silken tofu $1.05
• ¼ cup puréed prunes $1.12

Of the twelve egg replacers, solely 2 value greater than an egg. The others value anyplace from 2 to 84 cents much less per egg.

photograph from JUST Egg

To learn extra about vegan egg replacers see:

Fast and Straightforward Concepts for Egg Replacers

Eggs Aren’t Essential to Make Scrambled “Eggs” or “Omelets”

Egg Scarcity – No Downside! Make a Vegan Cake