Table 4
Effects of natural colorant on internal egg quality traits
| Parameter | Capsicum annuum | Talinium triangulare | Adansonia digitata | Canthaxanthin | Control | ±SEM |
|---|
| Yolk height (mm) | 14.83 ± 0.05 | 13.30 ± 2.07 | 13.75 ± 1.58 | 14.53 ± 0.52 | 14.62 ± 0.42 | 0.27 |
| Yolk index | 5.15 ± 0.84 | 4.81 ± 0.76 | 5.19 ± 0.86 | 5.04 ± 0.11 | 5.37 ± 0.14 | 0.12 |
| Yolk width (cm) | 2.89 ± 0.06 | 2.62 ± 0.37 | 2.54 ± 0.25 | 2.89 ± 0.12 | 2.73 ± 0.64 | 0.05 |
| Albumen height (mm) | 5.49 ± 0.21 | 5.06 ± 1.04 | 5.41 ± 1.19 | 5.78 ± 0.43 | 5.54 ± 0.30 | 0.17 |
| Haugh unit | 77.41 ± 1.68 | 76.08 ± 2.22 | 78.21 ± 4.03 | 77.54 ± 2.58 | 76.93 ± 2.25 | 0.60 |
| Yolk color | 7.50 ± 1.47c | 3.31 ± 0.83b | 3.06 ± 0.13b | 2.25 ± 0.20ab | 1.31 ± 0.13a | 0.17 |