Table 3.
Fucoxanthin contents in raw mater ial, feeding and egg yolk of laying hen (Dry basis, mg%)

Raw material	Fucoxanthin contents	Diets1)	Fucoxanthin contents
			Feeding	Yolk
			Control	0.4±0.02)	Control	0.5±0.0	0.4±0.0
Undaria pinnatifida	34.8±3.2	A	10.8±1.7	1.6±0.8
Laminaria religiosa	21.3±2.6	B	8.8±1.8	1.5±0.5
Hijikia fusiforme	23.8±4.1	C	6.5±1.1	1.5±0.8

Control : 100% commercial diet for laying hen, A, B and C : mixed diet with 90% commercial feed and 10% Undaria pinnatifida, Laminaria religiosa and Hijikia fusiforme, respectively.
All values are expressed as means standard deviation (n=5).