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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1996
Tetsuo Yamane, Yokohama, JP;
Takao Tsuchida, Tsuchiura, JP;
Hisaya Gotou, Tomobe-machi, JP;
Daizou Takahashi, Kamisu-mach, JP;
Hidetsugu Takeda, Kamisu-mach, JP;
Nippon Formula Feed Mfg. Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Method of improving the quality of an egg from a female adult fowl comprising adding an effective egg improving amount of at least one tea polyphenol to a feed composition for the fowl and administering the composition to the fowl. Eggs produced by such method have a reduced crude fat content, a reduced peroxide content, an enhanced Haugh Unit value, an enhanced degree of transparency of egg white, an enhanced foam-forming ability and a pure white color in foam and egg white when the eggs are cooked. Also provided is an improved feed composition for improving the quality of an egg from a female adult fowl, wherein the improvement comprises the feed composition containing an effective egg improving amount of at least one tea polyphenol.