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DHA and EPA Content and Fatty Acid Profile of 39 Food Fishes from India
- Source :
- BioMed Research International, Vol 2016 (2016), BioMed Research International
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2016.
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Abstract
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the principal constituent of a variety of cells especially the brain neurons and retinal cells and plays important role in fetal brain development, development of motor skills, and visual acuity in infants, lipid metabolism, and cognitive support and along with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) it plays important role in preventing atherosclerosis, dementia, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, and so forth. Being an essential nutrient, it is to be obtained through diet and therefore searching for affordable sources of theseω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is important for consumer guidance and dietary counseling. Fish is an important source of PUFA and has unique advantage that there are many food fish species available and consumers have a wide choice owing to availability and affordability. The Indian subcontinent harbors a rich fish biodiversity which markedly varies in their nutrient composition. Here we report the DHA and EPA content and fatty acid profile of 39 important food fishes (including finfishes, shellfishes, and edible molluscs from both marine water and freshwater) from India. The study showed that fishesTenualosa ilisha,Sardinella longiceps,Nemipterus japonicus, andAnabas testudineusare rich sources of DHA and EPA. Promotion of these species as DHA rich species would enhance their utility in public health nutrition.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Tenualosa
Article Subject
Docosahexaenoic Acids
India
lcsh:Medicine
Anabas testudineus
01 natural sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
03 medical and health sciences
Species Specificity
Animals
Food science
Nemipterus japonicus
chemistry.chemical_classification
030109 nutrition & dietetics
General Immunology and Microbiology
biology
business.industry
Fatty Acids
lcsh:R
Fishes
Fatty acid
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Eicosapentaenoic acid
Biotechnology
chemistry
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Docosahexaenoic acid
lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
business
Essential nutrient
Food Analysis
010606 plant biology & botany
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23146141 and 23146133
- Volume :
- 2016
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BioMed Research International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....06ed571193607c37d3442e04e246f574