Does linseed oil in chicken feed increase EPA and DHA in egg yolks?

1 min readUpdated June 10, 2026

What the Evidence Shows

We analyzed the available evidence and found that adding linseed oil to chicken feed appears to increase EPA and DHA levels in egg yolks. One study showed that when chickens were fed feed containing 3.5% linseed oil, the EPA content in their egg yolks rose to 2.25%, compared to 0.57% in eggs from...

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Dietary Inclusion of Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) Oil on Fatty Acid Profile of Egg Yolk in Layer Chicken

DOI: 10.18805/ijar.b-5419

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June 10, 2026·Last updated June 10, 2026
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