Validation of Folate-Enriched Eggs as a Functional Food for Improving Folate Intake in Consumers
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Validation of Folate-Enriched Eggs as a Functional Food for Improving Folate Intake in Consumers
Functional foods enriched with folate may be beneficial as a means of optimizing folate status in consumers. We recently developed novel eggs enriched with folate through folic acid supplementation of the hen's feed, but their potential to influence consumer folate status is unknown because the natural folate forms incorporated into the eggs may not necessarily be retained during storage and co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nutrients
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2072-6643
DOI: 10.3390/nu8120777