| Influence of various feedstuffs on egg composition | ||||||||
| Control Diet contains 0.5% canola oil | ||||||||
| Diet 1 | Diet 2 | Diet 3 | Diet 4 | Diet 5 | Diet 6 | Diet 7 | Diet 8 | |
| 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Control | Whole | Ground | Sprouted | Whole | Alfalfa | Camelina | Chia | |
| Veg. Diet | Flaxseed | Flaxseed | Flaxseed | Hemp Seed | Product | Seed | ||
| Omega-3 | (mg / 50-g egg) | |||||||
| Week 0 | 93.0 | 98.7 | 92.0 | 96.2 | 89.9 | 128.9 | 110.1 | 113.7 |
| Week 2 | 87.5 | 231.7 | 223.0 | 255.8 | 177.2 | 120.8 | 159.3 | 257.4 |
| Week 4 | 83.9 | 248.9 | 242.8 | 237.5 | 172.6 | 125.9 | 198.4 | 307.6 |
| Week 6 | 69.9 | 292.0 | 240.0 | 316.0 | 186.0 | 128.2 | 190.0 | 326.0 |
| Week 8 | 50.6 | 218.7 | 259.7 | 302.6 | 185.9 | 123.0 | 183.8 | 319.2 |
| Average | 73.0 | 247.8 | 241.4 | 278.0 | 180.4 | 124.5 | 182.9 | 302.6 |
| Saturated Fat | (g / 50-g egg) | |||||||
| Week 0 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.18 |
| Week 2 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.11 |
| Week 4 | 1.39 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.20 |
| Week 6 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.29 | 1.49 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.28 |
| Week 8 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.07 |
| Average | 1.30 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.17 |
| Saturated Fat percentage | (% of Total fat) | |||||||
| Week 0 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 32.9 | 32.4 | 31.7 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 32.1 |
| Week 2 | 33.9 | 31.2 | 31.9 | 31.7 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 31.9 | 31.6 |
| Week 4 | 33.7 | 31.1 | 31.8 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 31.1 | 31.2 |
| Week 6 | 33.8 | 30.5 | 31.7 | 31.2 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 31.3 | 31.0 |
| Week 8 | 33.9 | 31.1 | 31.5 | 31.7 | 32.1 | 33.5 | 32.1 | 30.9 |
| Average | 33.8 | 31.0 | 31.7 | 31.6 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 31.6 | 31.2 |
| Total Fat | (g / 50-g egg) | |||||||
| Week 0 | 3.61 | 3.76 | 3.65 | 3.64 | 3.81 | 3.72 | 3.58 | 3.68 |
| Week 2 | 3.84 | 3.89 | 3.67 | 3.78 | 3.67 | 3.55 | 3.66 | 3.52 |
| Week 4 | 4.13 | 3.98 | 4.25 | 3.68 | 3.65 | 3.87 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| Week 6 | 3.83 | 4.02 | 4.08 | 4.77 | 4.12 | 4.16 | 4.12 | 4.11 |
| Week 8 | 3.62 | 3.78 | 3.90 | 3.87 | 3.84 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 3.47 |
| Average | 3.86 | 3.92 | 3.98 | 4.03 | 3.82 | 3.87 | 3.89 | 3.74 |
| Iodine | (mcg / 50-g egg) | |||||||
| Week 0 | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.95 | 5.85 | 5.24 | 5.27 | 5.30 | 5.39 |
| Week 2 | 6.89 | 4.68 | 4.35 | 4.69 | 5.37 | 6.07 | 3.59 | 5.22 |
| Week 4 | 6.93 | 4.15 | 4.03 | 3.21 | 6.11 | 6.37 | 4.00 | 4.44 |
| Week 6 | 4.46 | 2.20 | 2.79 | 2.67 | 4.30 | 4.66 | 4.17 | 3.51 |
| Week 8 | 4.62 | 3.64 | 3.22 | 3.50 | 5.18 | 5.52 | 3.66 | 4.13 |
| Average | 5.73 | 3.67 | 3.60 | 3.52 | 5.24 | 5.66 | 3.86 | 4.33 |
| Vitamin E | (mg / 50-g egg) | |||||||
| Week 0 | 5.32 | 5.58 | 5.37 | 5.51 | 5.18 | 5.14 | 5.04 | 4.52 |
| Week 2 | 4.72 | 5.04 | 5.39 | 5.07 | 4.91 | 4.75 | 5.04 | 4.78 |
| Week 4 | 3.59 | 3.40 | 3.66 | 3.65 | 3.53 | 3.66 | 4.16 | 3.92 |
| Week 6 | 3.66 | 4.03 | 4.27 | 5.62 | 4.90 | 3.62 | 3.84 | 4.49 |
| Week 8 | 4.21 | 3.79 | 3.81 | 4.32 | 3.46 | 3.26 | 4.32 | 3.93 |
| Average | 4.05 | 4.07 | 4.28 | 4.67 | 4.20 | 3.82 | 4.34 | 4.28 |
| Cholesterol | (mg / 50-g egg) | |||||||
| Week 0 | 166 | 172 | 168 | 159 | 171 | 155 | 162 | 161 |
| Week 2 | 162 | 173 | 184 | 171 | 169 | 168 | 166 | 167 |
| Week 4 | 159 | 164 | 169 | 160 | 168 | 161 | 164 | 165 |
| Week 6 | 156 | 169 | 183 | 168 | 176 | 169 | 167 | 185 |
| Week 8 | 179 | 176 | 174 | 176 | 169 | 159 | 169 | 166 |
| Average | 164 | |||||||
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