🥚 Why Does a Green Ring Appear Around Hard-Boiled Eggs?
If you’ve ever peeled a hard-boiled egg and noticed a greenish-gray ring around the yolk, you might have wondered what went wrong. Did the eggs go bad? Did you overcook them? Don’t worry
— that mysterious green ring isn’t harmful, and it’s actually a common cooking quirk that many home cooks experience!Let’s crack the mystery wide open.
🥚✨💚 What Causes the Green Ring?
The green or gray ring that forms around the yolk of a hard-boiled egg is caused by a chemical reaction between iron in the yolk and sulfur in the egg white.When eggs are cooked too long or at too high a temperature, these elements react to form ferrous sulfide, a harmless compound that creates that greenish tint.In short:
➡️ Overcooking + high heat = green ring🔥 How to Prevent It
