Different bird, different egg characteristics
At the China Agricultural University researchers looked more closely at the egg quality and egg albumen properties of duck, goose, pigeon, quail and turkey compared to domestic chicken eggs. Differences offer opportunities for new nutritional applications. Poultry eggs – the contents of which are important for embryo development – are also one of the major nutrient sources for humans. Egg albumen is the main part of the egg (representing about 60%), and consists of water (88%), proteins (11
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