A method of making coated avian egg yolk cores includes providing dried avian egg yolk cores having a diameter of 100 to 1500 micrometers, applying avian egg albumen to the dried avian egg yolk cores to provide the coated avian egg yolk cores, and optionally drying the coated avian egg yolk cores, wherein the ratio of dry avian egg albumen to dried avian egg yolk in the coated avian egg yolk cores is 1:10 to 10:1. Also included are the coated avian egg yolk cores, food and feed additives containing the coated avian egg yolk cores and food and feed compositions containing the coated avian egg yolk cores.
