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Amino acid composition of guineafowl's egg
Author(s) -
Oguntona Tunde
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740480112
Subject(s) - amino acid , tryptophan , composition (language) , breed , zoology , biology , litter , food science , chemistry , biochemistry , ecology , philosophy , linguistics
Samples of eggs from two breeds (White‐breasted and Pearl) of guinea hens which were housed either on deep litter or in layer cages were analysed for their content of amino acids. The protein content of whole eggs ranged from 482 to 494 mg g −1 , with a mean of 487 mg g −1 . Concentrations of the various amino acids in the egg ranged from 118 mg (tryptophan) to 752 mg (glutamic acid) per g N. The mean concentration of total sulphur amino acids was 395 mg per g N. Overall the amino acid composition of guineafowl egg was not affected by either breed or housing system.