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BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE
卷 62, 期 6, 页码 840-845出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2021.1929069
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Equol; egg quality; free-range; pasture; laying hen
This study evaluated the production of equol-enriched eggs from free-range hens fed different pasture species, with red clover showing the highest concentrations of daidzein and formononetin in fresh pasture samples, resulting in equol concentrations of about 1,200 ng/g DM in eggs from hens with access to red clover, making these eggs a valuable source of equol in the human diet.
1. The aim of this study was to evaluate the production of equol (4MODIFIER LETTER PRIME,7-isoflavandiol; a bacterial polyphenol metabolite which is an isoflavandiol oestrogen metabolised from daidzein from plants) enriched eggs from free-range hens fed different pasture species. Four species were tested: red clover, white clover, ryegrass and chicory. 2. The study was conducted from June to September 2017 on eight free range, outdoor areas, each containing fifteen laying hens and sown with a single pasture species 3. Precursors of equol (daidzein, formononetin) were analysed every fortnight from the fresh pasture cover in each area, as well as equol and daidzein levels in eggs. 4. Daidzein and formononetin concentrations in the fresh pasture samples differed significantly according to species (P < 0.001), whereby red clover had the highest concentrations of daidzein and formononetin (85 and 996 mu g/g DM, respectively). 5. Equol concentration in eggs differed according to pasture species (P < 0.001). Equol concentrations reached about 1,200 ng/g DM in eggs from hens with access to red clover. These eggs can represent a valuable source of equol in the human diet.
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