Egg content - the details


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I found this in a research paper I was skimming.

In PUFA enrichment of the Belovo PUFA-enriched egg, ω 3 PUFA content is increased and on the other hand the ω -6 PUFA content is decreased slightly. The ω 3 PUFA fraction in the Belovo egg is increased about 20-fold in ALA content and approximately twofold in long-chain ω 3 PUFAs (i.e., sum of EPA, DPA, and DHA). ALA comprises about 80% of the ω 3 PUFA content of the Belovo PUFA-enriched egg. The Belovo PUFA-enriched egg has a 1:1 ω 3/ ω 6 PUFA ratio, while fish oils typically have a ω 3/ ω 6 PUFA ratio of greater than 6:1. Furthermore, the doses of ω 3 LC-PUFA in fish oil supplements are 10-fold higher than 0.1 g of ω 3 LC-PUFA provided by one Belovo egg, which is the daily consumption recommendation. The Belovo PUFA-enriched egg is currently being marketed under the name Christopher® egg (Belovo Inc., Pinehurst, NC). According to the reports, these eggs have a PUFA composition consisting of equal amounts of ω 3 and ω 6 PUFAs (i.e., 1:1 balanced ratio) (Steele 2006); total ω 3 PUFA content of 660 mg per 50 g egg (Steele 2006), and ω 3 PUFA content distributed as 83% ALA (550 mg/50 g egg) and 17% ω 3 LC-PUFA (110 mg/50 g egg). The relative proportion of the ω 3 LC-PUFA in the enriched egg is 1:2:8 for EPA, DPA, and DHA, respectively (Steele 2006).

I found a news article saying some walmarts had them… but not mine alas.

The article

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