Table 1. Proximate composition of commercial egg (CE) and blue shelled egg (BE) egg (%)

Items Proximate composition CE BE SEM
Whole egg Moisture 75.89a 74.89b 0.160
Crude protein 11.99a 12.05a 0.020
Crude fat 10.46a 10.77a 0.118
Crude ash 0.78a 0.69a 0.060
Egg yolk Moisture 51.30a 51.71a 0.208
Crude protein 15.97a 15.74a 0.103
Crude fat 29.30a 28.93a 0.308
Crude ash 1.63a 1.64a 0.088
Egg white Moisture 87.87a 88.07a 0.070
Crude protein 10.20a 10.26a 0.064
Crude fat 0.09a 0.08a 0.007
Crude ash 0.44a 0.52a 0.122