Eggs with balanced lipid composition

US7572475B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Belovo · BE

Inventors

• Claude Remacle · Jambes, BE
• Jacques Lignian · Bastogne, BE
• Thomas Erpicum · Liège, BE
• Fabien De Meester · Marché, BE
• Luc Coucke · Waregem, BE
• Jeong-min Sim · Edmonton, CA
• Christian Schmidt · Krefeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2001
• Grant date: Aug 11, 2009
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23L15/20
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention is related to an egg obtained from a domesticated bird, in particular a layer, having a lipid fraction balanced in ω6 and ω3 fatty saturated fatty acids according to the ratio of polyunsaturated/saturated fatty acids=1:1±10%. The present invention is also related to a feed composition of exclusive vegetarian origin and suitable for poultry and a method for obtaining such egg from said poultry animals.