Folic Acid Existing in Iran-Made Eggs Absorbed in Body up to 95%
“One of the useful foods produced in our company is eggs enriched with folic acid (B9). This egg is suitable for 3 categories of people; pregnant women, children and people with cardiovascular diseases,” said Mohammadreza Ebadi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.
“Only 40% to 50% of folic acid enters the body in the tablet form, and based on this, we used technology to add the chemical form of folic acid into the diet of laying hens, and when the hens use this diet, the form of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, which is exactly the same form that the human body needs, is created,” he added.
“Therefore, an egg that is rich in folic acid is produced, while its folic acid content is 6 to 8 times higher than that of a normal egg, and over 95% of its folic acid will be absorbed in the human body,” Ebadi explained.
In a relevant development in 2022, an Iranian researcher had also underlined the importance of zinc and manganese supplements for the body, proposing their appliance during egg production process.
“My Ph.D. thesis was about organic supplements of manganese and zinc, and we focused on two issues, first, the production of eggs enriched with manganese and zinc and these elements can enter the body via eggs,” Mohammad Reza Khoshbin told ANA on the sidelines of Asreh Omid Event in Tehran.
“These two elements are important for the body and manganese and zinc can form the first defense barrier of the body against free radicals and prevent cancer in humans by forming superoxide and tri mutase enzymes. If we can bring manganese and zinc into the body with food, we will have a higher natural absorption compared to pills and chemicals,” he added.
“In the second step, I witnessed that when the laying hens units in the country reach the end of production period, the shells of the eggs grow thin and fragile, and a lot of damage is caused to the hen farmer, and he/she is forced to slaughter the laying hens and enter the pellet cycle again, and this causes great damage to the laying hen industry in the country,” Khoshbin said.
He noted that certain methods can be used to make the egg shells stronger in old hens and extend the egg production period up to 120 weeks, adding, “This supplement has a positive effect on both shell’s strength and egg production, and with this supplement, you can prevent the imports of foreign supplements and help the laying hen industry in Iran.”
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