Egg enrichment for health and marketing

Enrichment is a strategy appropriate to industrialised countries where there is a demographic willing to pay a premium for an added-value product. In developing countries, supplementing eggs to compensate for nutrient deficiencies may be a viable strategy if supported by a national health agency. By Dr Simon M. Shane, Durham, NC USA Studies as far back as 1934 demonstrated that it is possible to modify the nutrient content of shell eggs. The range of compounds that can be increased by manipulati