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. 2020 Apr 25;57(2):138–147. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0190076

Table 5. Egg yolk color and indicators of egg freshness (n=25 per group).

Factors Groups Yolk color HU Albumen height (mm) Albumen pH Yolk pH
Feeding treatment (FT) C 13.20a 78.92 6.51 8.33b 6.14b
E1 12.10b 76.63 6.44 8.62a 6.23a
E2 13.22a 75.21 6.13 8.63a 6.23a
Storage time (ST) Fresh 12.45b 79.79a 6.80a 8.36b 6.09b
Storage 13.26a 74.05b 5.92b 8.68a 6.31a
Interaction C×Fresh 13.20bc 82.21 7.00 8.26c 6.05
E1×Fresh 13.00c 78.85 8.84 8.42b 6.09
E2×Fresh 11.16d 78.32 6.56 8.41b 6.12
C×Storage 13.32ab 75.64 6.01 8.40b 6.24
E1×Storage 13.44a 74.40 6.05 8.84a 6.36
E2×Storage 13.04c 72.11 5.70 8.83a 6.34
P value
FT <0.001 0.071 0.176 <0.001 <0.001
ST <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Interaction <0.001 0.782 0.892 <0.001 0.067

C, control, 5% soybean oil; E1, 0.5% fish oil + 0.5% microalgae; E2, 0.75% fish oil + 0.75% microalgae