Effect of high doses of vitamin A palmitate on vitamin A aldehyde, esters and alcohol and carotenoid contents of hen's eggs

The occurrence of vitamin A aldehyde in hen's eggs has recently been reported Winterstein & Hegedus (1960) were able to confirm this finding, but reported an amount per egg about one-third that given by Plack (1960). We have noted variations also in the vitamin A aldehyde content of fish eggs