Egg phospholipids
Nutrients of choice for infant nutrition
DR. MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
Lecithos – Functional Lipid Innovation and Consulting
Meyers Land 12
Jesteburg, 21266, Germany
Abstract
Egg lipids, especially the phospholipids from egg, contain a number of nutrient substances that are important forinfant nutrition products: long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and choline. Commercial egg lipids products can offer flexible fatty acid composition because of the inclusion of application specific triglycerides, a small cholesterol content alsohelps to mimic human milk composition.
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