The aim of the present study was to evaluate and to compare the physicochemical composition of egg white, and to characterize and estimate the quantitative variations of egg white proteins of different birds’ species (duck, quail, Chicken, partridge and goose). For each bird species, the whole egg temperature, weight, height, density and shape index were evaluated. After breaking the eggs, a visual examination was performed then vitelline (VI) and albumen (AI) indexes and the haugh unit (HU) were measured. The study of the quality and the characterization of egg white proteins were performed by Agarose Gel Electrophoresis. The total egg weight varied within a range of (8.98±0.82 g to 142.91±10.34 g) for quail and goose, respectively. The thickness of the egg yolk was almost three times higher than that of the egg white in all breeds. The egg freshness, measured by HU, was higher in partridge, followed by quail and chicken breeds with values of 88.81±0.09, 87.45±3.33, 81.53±2.16, respectively. The VI shows values of about 0.40. The egg yolk/ white ratio ranged from 47 and the pH varied from 8.37 to 8.95 for all local species studied. The egg white protein content was higher for all species (up to 14.45g/100 g). Three types of proteins are identified by agarose gel electrophoresis (ovalhibitor, ovotransferrin and ovalbumin) with a quantitative difference between bird species. Densitometric analysis shows a qualitative difference due to the presence of type C lysozyme in chicken egg white.

The general objective of this work was to open perspectives for the use of health effect plants in industrial, domestic or artisan food formulas. This work involves incorporating Citrullus colocynthis at different rates into the milk and designing a yoghurt functional food. For this purpose, the chemical composition and the antioxidant capacity of the pulp and seeds of C. colo- cynthis were determined. Biochemical analyzes showed the importance of sugars (11.31 ± 1.08%) of fat (18.90 ± 0.78%) and proteins (13.58 ± 0.52%) in the seeds compared to the pulp. The polyphenols and avonoids of the methanolic and ethanolic seed extracts were quan ta vely greater than in the pupa. However, the an radical ac vi es were doses dependent and less important in the seeds than in the pulp. The pH values obtained indicate a more pronounced acidi ca on in the milk supplemented with seed powder (PGCco). The enumera on of lactic ferments Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus on milk medium supplemented with PGCco showed, contrary to the medium containing the pulp powder (PPCco), growth greater than that of the control from T4h (P <0.05). The sensory anal- ysis of yogurt-type fermented milk using classi ca on and triangular tests showed that the bi erness of the PGCco-based product was no ceable from 0.5g / 100ml while that of the PPCco product at 0.2g / 100ml. The associa- on probio c-an oxidants was compa ble and argues in favor of the design of a functional food with healing properties.