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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Fatty acids in muscles and liver of Tunisian wild and farmed gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata
Food Chemistry, Volume 100, No. 4, Year 2007
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The total fat content and the fatty acids profile were analysed in the dorsal and ventral muscles and in the liver from wild and farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). The amount of fish lipid was higher in farmed than in wild fish in all studied samples and the highest level of all was observed in liver. It was noted that, among all the samples studied for saturated fatty acids (SFA) and Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), whether farmed or wild, palmitic (C16:0) and oleic (C18:1 n - 9) acids were the principal saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids. The results showed that farmed fish contained a higher level of n - 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), particularly docosahexaenoic acids (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acids (EPA), whereas wild fish contained a higher level of n - 6 PUFA. Arachidonic acid (C20:4 n - 6) was the primary n - 6 PUFA in wild fish whereas in farmed fish, linoleic acid (C18:2 n - 6) was the major n - 6 PUFA. Farmed fish were characterized by higher n - 3/n - 6 ratio for all samples studied, due to the abundance of n - 3 PUFA, particularly DHA. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mnari, Amira
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Médecine de Monastir
Bouhlel, Imen
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Médecine de Monastir
Chraief, Imed
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Médecine de Monastir
Hammami, M. B.
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Médecine de Monastir
Romdhane, Mohamed Salah
Tunisia, Tunis
University of Carthage, Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie
El-Cafsi, M’hamed
Tunisia, Tunis
Université de Tunis el Manar, Faculté Des Sciences de Tunis
Chaouch, Abdelhamid
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Médecine de Monastir
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Citations: 118
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
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10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.11.030
ISSN:
03088146