Adding a type of algae to chicken feed makes egg yolks more orange-red, which people still find tasty and acceptable.

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Time course of nutritional and functional property changes in egg yolk from laying hens fed docosahexaenoic acid-rich microalgae

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2020 Sep

The study shows that feeding hens DHA-rich algae makes egg yolks more orange-red, just like the claim says, and people still find them acceptable.

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Time course of nutritional and functional property changes in egg yolk from laying hens fed docosahexaenoic acid-rich microalgae

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DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.007

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