Re: eggs from chickens eating flax

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On 8/27/06, Anton <michaelantonparker@...> wrote:

> Just a quick question for the experts:

> When chickens are fed flax to make eggs rich in omega-3, do they

> convert the 18 chain omega-3 to the longer chain omega-3s, or simply

> pass along the (relatively useless) 18 chains omega-3s unchanged into

> the egg? In the latter case, it would be a cheap fortification

> gimmick like with many commericial foods.

> Thanks!

I don't have any data on it, but since a chicken's natural diet

contains high amounts of omega-3 rich animal foods, it would surprise

me if there was any selective pressure exerted on them throughout

history to ensure efficient elongation and desaturation of the 18-C

fatty acids. That's my guess in the absence of knowing.

Chris

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[Mike] Just a quick question for the experts: When chickens are fed

flax to make eggs rich in omega-3, do they convert the 18 chain

omega-3 to the longer chain omega-3s, or simply pass along the

(relatively useless) 18 chains omega-3s unchanged into the egg? In

the latter case, it would be a cheap fortification gimmick like with

many commericial foods.

Thanks!

[Chris] I don't have any data on it, but since a chicken's natural diet

contains high amounts of omega-3 rich animal foods, it would surprise

me if there was any selective pressure exerted on them throughout

history to ensure efficient elongation and desaturation of the 18-C

fatty acids. That's my guess in the absence of knowing.

[Mike] That's a great thought, thanks. Yeah, from what I've read,

insects are a good source of the longer chain omega-3s. I haven't

been able to find really solid data on that though (and I've acquired

a pretty vast literature on the nutritional aspects of insects).

I'm wondering if the omega-3s play a similar role in the chicken brain

as in the brains of mammals like humans, cows, etc?

Mike

SE Pennsylvania

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I'd like to know more about that. Do you have a list of books? Which is

best? Or web site?

On Aug 29, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Anton wrote:

> I've acquired

> a pretty vast literature on the nutritional aspects of insects

Parashis

artpages@...

zine:

artpagesonline.com

portfolio:

http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html

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I think this site would offer more than I could:

http://www.food-insects.com/

Mike

On 8/29/06, Parashis <artpages@...> wrote:

>

> I'd like to know more about that. Do you have a list of books? Which is

> best? Or web site?

>

>

> On Aug 29, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Anton wrote:

>

> > I've acquired

> > a pretty vast literature on the nutritional aspects of insects

> Parashis

> artpages@... <artpages%40earthlink.net>

> zine:

> artpagesonline.com

>

> portfolio:

> http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks

On Aug 29, 2006, at 9:19 PM, Anton wrote:

> I think this site would offer more than I could:

> http://www.food-insects.com/

Parashis

artpages@...

zine:

artpagesonline.com

portfolio:

http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html