Cholesterol and iron availability in yolk of laying hens feed with annatto (Bixa orellana)

Cholesterol and iron availability in yolk of laying hens feed with annatto (Bixa orellana)

Pigmented egg yolks are more attractive. Popular culture treats annatto as a powerful anticholesterolemic agent, besides being widely used in the form of industry pigment. This work evaluated the effects of the addition of annatto (Bixa orellana L.) in the feed of hens, verifying a possible alterati...

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Main Authors: M.N.C. Harder, S.G. Canniatti-Brazaca, A.A.D. Coelho, V.J.M. Savino, C.F.O. Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
annatto
cholesterol
eggs
iron
retinol
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107685048

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