Amounts of essential fatty acids, α-tocopherol, folic acid, selenium and iodine in designer eggs

Abstract

National and international scientific nutrition communities estimate that the supply of humans in industrialized countries with ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, some trace elements and some vitamins despite of a good supply with energy and protein is below their requirement (e.g. DGE, 1996). A suboptimal supply with those essential nutrients increases the risk for several metabolic disorders and diseases. One possibility to improve the supply with essential fatty acids, trace elements and minerals is fortification of animal products with those nutrients by supplementing them to animal diets (designer food, functional food). Compared with other animal products, the transfer of some nutrients from the diet into the egg. is particularly high. [...].