2025 Theme & Key Messages | The Mighty Egg: Packed with Natural Nutrition

This year’s World Egg Day theme, ‘The Mighty Egg: Packed with Natural Nutrition’, celebrates the powerful role eggs play in nourishing people across the globe.

Naturally rich in essential nutrients and accessible worldwide, eggs are a humble yet mighty wholefood supporting health and wellbeing at every stage of life.

Beyond their nutritional value, eggs are a key part of diverse culinary traditions and diets, reflecting their versatility and cultural significance across continents.

We hope this year’s theme inspires everyone, wherever you are and whatever your background, to recognise and celebrate #TheMightyEgg.

Key messages

Packed with Natural Nutrition

Eggs contain 13 essential nutrients in one simple ingredient, providing key building blocks for health.
Minimally processed by nature, eggs offer whole, real nutrition with no added ingredients.
Throughout every stage of life, eggs support both physical and cognitive health, from early development to healthy ageing.

Modest but Mighty

Although they are one humble ingredient, there are endless ways to enjoy eggs. They adapt easily to cuisines, dishes, and mealtimes all over the world.
Thanks to their natural versatility, eggs can be produced almost anywhere, helping support local food systems and communities.

Nutrition for Everybody

High-quality protein from eggs helps support muscle health, contributing to strength, growth, and repair.
Choline found in eggs supports brain development, memory, and cognitive function.
For maternal health and pregnancy, eggs are rich in nutrients, supplying folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin D, all of which are crucial for healthy pregnancy and foetal development.
Lutein and zeaxanthin in eggs promote healthy vision and protect the eyes from age-related damage.
Vitamin D and phosphorus from eggs strengthen bones and teeth, supporting skeletal health at every age.

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