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For myself and those of you who might be interested i've done a bit of a comparaison between Arachidonic Acid content in eggs and X-factor by muscular nutrition. I'm not a nutritionist or qualified to make and recommendations, so take what i say at face value.
So I'm assuming the content of Arachidonic Acid of eggs: (sources below)
Quantity of Arachidonic Acid 4 pills daily X-factor:
High Estimate:
1000 / 195* 2 = 5.12 yolks
Low Estmate:
1000 / 65 * 2 = 15.38 yolks
How Many Duck Egg yolks? (Sourced from one of the links above)
1000 / 445mg = 2.24 yolks
Cost wise:
X-Factor:
100 Softgels for $45 (nutraplanet.com)
100 * 250mg = 25g total per bottle
25g / $45 = 0.55g/$
Chicken Egg Yolk:
High Estimate:
Tesco.co.uk Big and Fresh box of 10 eggs = £1.98 = $4.12
195mg per yolk * 10 = 1950mg per box
1.95g / $4.12 = 0.47g/$
Low Estimate:
Tesco.co.uk Big and Fresh box of 10 eggs = £1.98 = $4.12
65mg per yolk * 10 = 650mg per box
0.65g / $4.12 = 0.16g/$
Cheap Eggs: (High est)
Tesco Value Eggs Minimum Weight Box Of 15 = £1.28 = $2.66
195mg per yolk * 15 = 2925mg per box
2.92g / $2.66 = 1.09g/$
Duck Egg Yolk:
891 mg per yolk
Tesco Finest duck Eggs = £2.28 for 6 = $4.75
445mg * 6 = 2670mg per box
2.67g / $4.75 = 0.56g/$
From this (assuming my calculations are right) both Duck eggs and chicken eggs can be comparable in cost to x-factor as a source of AA. Of course there is a downside to eggs, you get more fat/cholesterol, but then also you get more protein.
So I regularily consume 5-6 eggs per day just for natural bulk, does that mean i'm on an equivalent X-factor cycle? Or is there another ingredient in X-factor which makes it more potent? Maybe i might even switch to duck eggs and see if there is any difference.
Regardless i'll still be trying an x-factor cycle soon. Feel free to comment/flame etc..
So I'm assuming the content of Arachidonic Acid of eggs: (sources below)
at the high estimate:
195mg per yolk
low estimate:
65mg per yolk
duck eggs:
445mg per yolk
195mg per yolk
low estimate:
65mg per yolk
duck eggs:
445mg per yolk
Quantity of Arachidonic Acid 4 pills daily X-factor:
250mg x 4 = 1000mg Total
How many Chicken Egg yolks needed to match this?High Estimate:
1000 / 195* 2 = 5.12 yolks
Low Estmate:
1000 / 65 * 2 = 15.38 yolks
How Many Duck Egg yolks? (Sourced from one of the links above)
1000 / 445mg = 2.24 yolks
Cost wise:
X-Factor:
100 Softgels for $45 (nutraplanet.com)
100 * 250mg = 25g total per bottle
25g / $45 = 0.55g/$
Chicken Egg Yolk:
High Estimate:
Tesco.co.uk Big and Fresh box of 10 eggs = £1.98 = $4.12
195mg per yolk * 10 = 1950mg per box
1.95g / $4.12 = 0.47g/$
Low Estimate:
Tesco.co.uk Big and Fresh box of 10 eggs = £1.98 = $4.12
65mg per yolk * 10 = 650mg per box
0.65g / $4.12 = 0.16g/$
Cheap Eggs: (High est)
Tesco Value Eggs Minimum Weight Box Of 15 = £1.28 = $2.66
195mg per yolk * 15 = 2925mg per box
2.92g / $2.66 = 1.09g/$
Duck Egg Yolk:
891 mg per yolk
Tesco Finest duck Eggs = £2.28 for 6 = $4.75
445mg * 6 = 2670mg per box
2.67g / $4.75 = 0.56g/$
From this (assuming my calculations are right) both Duck eggs and chicken eggs can be comparable in cost to x-factor as a source of AA. Of course there is a downside to eggs, you get more fat/cholesterol, but then also you get more protein.
So I regularily consume 5-6 eggs per day just for natural bulk, does that mean i'm on an equivalent X-factor cycle? Or is there another ingredient in X-factor which makes it more potent? Maybe i might even switch to duck eggs and see if there is any difference.
Regardless i'll still be trying an x-factor cycle soon. Feel free to comment/flame etc..
These estimates are per 100g (Including egg white, although AA is only found in the yolk). I'm estimating 100g is about 2 eggs.
Sources Arachidonic Acid per 100g/egg.
390mg - jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/10/2528
375 mg - food-allergens.de/symposium-vol1(2)/data/birds/birds-composition.htm
163.1 mg - ps.fass.org/cgi/reprint/84/1/167.pdf
130mg - cbc.ca/marketplace/webextras/bed_eggs/egg_stats.html?bed_eggs]CBC.ca - Marketplace
Sources Arachidonic Acid per 100g/egg.
390mg - jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/10/2528
375 mg - food-allergens.de/symposium-vol1(2)/data/birds/birds-composition.htm
163.1 mg - ps.fass.org/cgi/reprint/84/1/167.pdf
130mg - cbc.ca/marketplace/webextras/bed_eggs/egg_stats.html?bed_eggs]CBC.ca - Marketplace