Nutritive Value of Eggs

Question 1

Are poultry products that came from domesticated chickens, ducks, etc.

Answer 1

eggs!

Question 2

The 3 main parts of egg

Answer 2

The eggshell - The egg white/albumen - The egg yolk

Question 3

which vitamin is not present in eggs

Answer 3

Vitamin C

Question 4

Reduces cataracts

Answer 4

Lutein

Question 5

the two general components of eggs

Answer 5

Egg Quality

Question 6

Has direct bearing on the functional properties of eggs

Answer 6

Interior Egg Quality

Question 7

Has direct Influence on microbiological quality

Answer 7

Shell Quality

Question 8

Nearest to the shell, spreads around thick white of high-quality egg

Answer 8

Thin albumen

Question 9

Major source of riboflavin and protein

Answer 9

Thick Albumen

Question 10

Twisted chord like strands of egg white

Answer 10

Chalaza

Question 11

This is the empty space between the white and the shell at the large end of the egg which is barely existent in newly laid eggs.

Answer 11

Air cell

Question 12

The two membranes:

Answer 12

1. Tthe one just under the shell
2. The one covering the egg yolk

Question 13

The shell accounts for about _ of its total weight

Answer 13

9-12%

Question 14

How is the shell produced?

Answer 14

Produced by the shell gland (uterus) of the oviduct.

Question 15

Factors that influence the size of an egg

Answer 15

• Feed
• Age of hen
• Breed
• weight