title: Tocotrienol content in hen eggs: its fortification by supplementing the feed with rice bran scum oil.
abstract: Tocotrienol (T3) is an unsaturated vitamin E having health benefits (e.g., anti-angiogenesis). We measured T3 in commercial eggs, and developed T3-fortified eggs by adding rice bran scum oil (RBO, containing 1.3% T3) to the feed. Commercial eggs contained about 0.11 mg of T3/egg, while the T3 content was improved to 0.62 mg/egg after RBO supplementation to the feed of hens for 7 d.
authors.affiliation: Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Phumon
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sookwong
authors.forename: Kiyotaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Shin-Ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toyomizu
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004531:Eggs / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D005527:Food, Fortified; D010938:Plant Oils; D000073879:Rice Bran Oil; D024508:Tocotrienols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D024508:Tocotrienols; D000073879:Rice Bran Oil