The nutritional quality of eggs

Improving the Safety and Quality of Eggs and Egg Products

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 201-236

  Seuss Baum, I ^a   Nau, F ^b   Guerin Dubiard C ^b  

^a FULDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UMR1253   (France)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Cholesterol; Digestibility; Fatty acids; Lipids; Minerals; Nutrient bioavailability; Nutrient concentration; Nutrient profile; Peptides; Protein; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903056757     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857093929.3.201     Document Type: Chapter

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