Adding eggs to your salad aids in Vitamin E absorption, says study
Posted on: 01/Nov/2016 11:46:19 AM
A study published in the Journal of Nutrition has said that adding whole eggs to a colourful salad boosts the amount of vitamin E the body absorbs from the vegetables. The study was conducted by researchers at the Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana US.
Say the researchers, We found vitamin E absorption was four- to seven-fold higher when three whole eggs were added to a salad. This study is novel because we measured the absorption of Vitamin E from real foods, rather than supplements, which contain mega-dose amounts of Vitamin E.
This study accounted for how much total vitamin E was absorbed when vitamin E containing foods were co-consumed with whole eggs. This research supports a way to increase the absorption of vitamin E found in foods that contain low dietary fat. Also, this research highlights how one food can improve the nutrition value of another food when they are consumed together. One of the professors from the university said, Now consumers can easily improve their diets by adding eggs to a salad that boasts a variety of colourful vegetables.
