The effects of canthaxanthin microencapsulation on yolk color and canthaxanthin deposition in egg yolk of laying hens.

Chao Wen, Xinde Xu, Di Zhou, Qinghua Yu, Tian Wang, Yanmin Zhou

Poultry science 2022 Jun

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Canthaxanthin is widely used as a feed additive to improve skin and yolk color in poultry. It is insoluble in water and sensitive to oxidation, so commercial canthaxanthin is often microencapsulated with wall materials to improve its solubility and stability. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of canthaxanthin microencapsulation on yolk color and canthaxanthin deposition in egg yolk of laying hens. A total of 288 Hyline Brown laying hens (48 wk of age) were allocated to 4 groups with 6 replicates of 12 hens each, and fed a basal diet or the basal diet supplemented with 5 mg/kg canthaxanthin microencapsulated with modified starch (CMMS), gelatin (CMG), and sodium lignosulfonate (CMSL), respectively. Canthaxanthin supplementation did not affect laying performance of hens, but improved (P < 0.05) yolk color of fresh, fried, boiled, and stored (4 and 25°C) eggs. The improvement of yolk color of fresh eggs was greatest in the CMSL group and least in the CMG group (P < 0.05). Both CMMS and CMSL resulted in higher (P < 0.05) yolk canthaxanthin concentration than CMG. The CMSL resulted in higher (P < 0.05) yolk color score of fried eggs than CMMS and CMG and higher (P < 0.05) yolk color score of boiled eggs than CMG, but no difference was observed in stored eggs among three canthaxanthin groups. In conclusion, CMMS and CMSL were more effective in yolk pigmentation than CMG, and CMSL was slightly better than CMMS. Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Chao Wen, Xinde Xu, Di Zhou, Qinghua Yu, Tian Wang, Yanmin Zhou. The effects of canthaxanthin microencapsulation on yolk color and canthaxanthin deposition in egg yolk of laying hens. Poultry science. 2022 Jun;101(6):101889