Check these links

https://www.thespruceeats.com/are-eggs-vegetarian-3378469

https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/can-eat-eggs-vegetarian-9307.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism

and decide for yourself

In my opinion egg is non-veg

Vegetarians don't eat meat and eat eggs because it is not meat.Despite the facts that eggs are included in animal protein sources, chick is developed from the egg (embryology) and these chicks are raised for meat and eggs.

Fertile eggs are considered to provide a new life and hence thought to be non-vegetarian. Infertile eggs which are laid by commercial layers because they are grown away from cock's contact are considered as Vegetarian.

Selvaraj Jayaraman

Whats about the meat from infertile animals?

True vegetarian eat only plant orgin foods. If they consume milk , some call them as milkarians.

Not only egg, milk is also a non-vegetarian food. As long as we eat or drink an animal tissue, it is only non-vegetarian. But, we can cheat the world by saying they are veg foods. When it contains animal tissues, where is the question of fertilization?

Stop such stupid questions among Scientists or even Biologists. Did ever a mother of the homo sapiens "clan" give birth to a "dunky", even so many colleagues may be called like that...? Be precise: We are talking here about Chicken eggs and not any "EGG". If you call a colleague a "DUNKY" does he become an animal ? egg veg or non veg how can we differentiate? Ask the Chicken farmer and the Florist, they will tell you. I'm sorry, Reto J. Strasser, a biologist who was born from my mother with the help of my father and my MOTHER was not a HENN.

I think the terms "Veg" or "Non-veg" are not quite linked with plants or animals. Foods that influence "Rajasik (excess increase in metabolic rates)" or "Tamasik (accumulation of toxic metabolites)" properties in human body are considered as "Non-veg" foods in Ayurveda. That is why even though Onions and Garlics are plant foods, they are considered as "Non-veg", while being from a animal source Milk is considered as "Veg" for this reason.

It is not so simple to take all plant products as veg or all animal products as non-veg. The difference is upon their near and far influence on human body.

I propose to stopp such stupid questions. A fertilised egg can give birth to a baby which has a big part of his genome of the living system which was laying the egg. If this "part", which is conventionally called the father or mother part, is or was an animal or a human being, then: Nothing is happening and the question is irrelevant or the baby is born as a human being, because his parents belong to this class of living systems. If you call a person an ape, then you may be correct, relatively to what you want to say, but according to the system of taxonomy you are wrong. Do you see the difference of these two versions of "TROUTH"? Best regards and be happy that you got your genome only from your biological parents, independently of the relation ship your mother had with other men. Who is who? this may not be always a question with a clear-cut answer. Fortunately it is possible to day to make genetic tests which will give you the answer that the sample they were analysing was from your genetic father or from the SPERM of an other man which found the way to your MOTHER. Be happy what you are today and go your way, the best way you can. Enjoy your life, "carpe diem" and be happy that you have a high intellectual level to deal with such complicated, but reasonable questions. Good luck with what you are and that you are a curious person. Take care and best regards: [email protected]

I gave already my answer and did not change my attitude until now. However if you can convince me that I'm wrong, please tell me and if you are convincing me, I may even change my mind.

Nevertheless re-re-reread the statement above, which was very smart, even so I do not know this person, but he said:📷 Pravat UTPAL Acharjee added an answer or a smart statement SEE ABOVE (two stepps)

Reto Jörg Strasser Sir, I just went through your statement and can imagine the legitimacy of your outburst! But this is a long standing question which has been confusing people for decades and even today where contradictions come whether veganism is a good choice or not.

I think it is more scientific and also healthy to categorize our food based on their different short and long term influence/s in human body, rather than the source they are coming form!

That is what exactly been done in Ayurveda ( Ancient Indian Book of Medicine, written about 5000 years ago!). Food has been categorized, irrespective of their sources, as "Satwik ( foods that promote balanced metabolism and prevents formation of free radicals), "Rajsik" and "Tamsik" as mentioned earlier. Only 1st one is considered as Veg whether rest two falls under "Non-veg" category.

What we need now is to bring this idea of categorization under the light of modern science, so that more and more refinement can be done and more subcategories can be developed based upon the need of different populations and ethnic groups living around the world.

Enjoy what you do. In cases when it hearts you what you do, then change your way of doing. I always was playing TENNIS. In a camp in Magglingen Switzerland's Sports-center. There we learnt the saying of TILDEN (in the book: Tilden learns you how to play tennis and how to win: "As long as you are on the way to win, keep the way you are playing. As long as you are loosing, change your strategy until you are winning (again and again)….. That I did and it was helpful. However my name is not FEDERER he uses his brain as much as his talents.

To a plant you have to give: light, earth with minerals and water. A chicken will never lay an egg only with that.....

I completely endorse Dr.Thirunavukkarasu sir in this issue. When the source of a product is from animal tissue, it can't be considered as 'vegetable origin'.

Vegans, don't eat or use anything derived from animals.

Vegetarians, lacto, eat and drink dairy, ovo eat eggs

Personally as a lacto & ovo vegetarian I think of non-fertilized eggs as chicken periods that were never going to become chickens and therefore ok to eat as a vegetarian who has made the decision to eat eggs. As far as dairy products they do make dairy products with vegetarian rennet and microbial rennet made with fungus, so technically you're no longer eating animal flesh, as I think someone in this thread put it. There are vegetarians that don't eat eggs or dairy, but I wouldn't say that's a standard for that term, usually people with that kind of diet go by vegan, and sometimes even plant-based.

There are also Pescatarians who eat fish, but not other animals.

Egg is vegetarian as a diet which excludes consumption of animal flesh, no meat ,muscles or tissue of an animal.

If you ask a vegetarian or a vegan, the answer will be it is non-veg. If you ask either group whether cow's milk is veg, the vegetarian will answer yes and the vegan will answer no.

Consider adding chloroplasts in this topic, otherwise humans share 50 % genes with a banana. Yes, people are not banana.

It depends upon whether the person is vegetarian or vegan

Veg.... as it does not involve animal tissue/meat.

If egg is to be considered as non-veg, why not milk from a cow?

https://m.recipes.timesofindia.com/articles/features/is-egg-vegetarian-or-non-vegetarian/amp_photostory/59681316.cms

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/are-eggs-vegetarian-or-non-vegetarian-the-answer-might-surprise-you/photostory/74284216

Chicken egg is non-veg, as it is a chick or chicken in waiting which is meat.

Egg is veg

Infertile eggs available in market is veg as the produces it without the male. With male fertile egg is produced from which chick can be hatched out which may be non-veg food.