Question

The yellow color of egg yolk is due to the presence of
1. Livetin
2. Plhosphate
3. Sodium
4. Xanthophylls
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Xanthophylls

The correct answer is Xanthophylls.

• The yellow color of egg yolk is due to the presence of Xanthophylls.
• Hens raised on a vegetarian diet lay eggs with light coloured yolks.
• Such hens are fed foods like corn, alfalfa, and beans, all of which are rich in a pigment called xanthophylls.
• It is responsible for giving plants and animals the colour yellow.
• Hence influencing the colour of the yolk.

• Eggs are rich sources of selenium, vitamin D, B6, B12 and minerals such as zinc, iron and copper.
• Eggshell is made almost entirely of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) crystals.