BIOLOGICAL VALUE OF EDIBLE HEN EGGS SOLD ON THE MARKET OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

The article presents the results of studies on the biological value of chicken eggs of various weight categories, developed at one of the domestic poultry farms in accordance with two regulatory documents. It has been established that eggs from modern poultry crosses have a high biological value, since they do not contain essential amino acids limiting the biological value and a balanced composition of essential amino acids. INAC of food chicken eggs samples differs from the standard by 0.35-0.47 units. The utilitarian coefficient of the amino acid composition is in the range of 0.68–0.77, the indicator of comparable redundancy is quite close to the standard and is 0.1–0.16. Of the studied weight categories, eggs of the highest category have the highest amino acid balance. The high percentage of satisfaction of the daily requirement for essential amino acids (by 40.3–62.7 % with the consumption of 100 g of egg mass), as well as the high balance of the amino acid composition, allow us to conclude that modern chicken eggs sold on the market of the Republic of Belarus, are a valuable food product that provides consumers with all vital essential amino acids.