A Comparison of Proximate Composition And Fatty Acid Profile of Indus River Fish Species

作者：Memon Nusrat N^*; Talpur Farah N; Bhanger M I

来源：International Journal of Food Properties, 2010, 13(2): 328-337.

DOI：10.1080/10942910802398479

• Indus River fishes
• Proximate composition
• Fatty acid profile
• Gas chromatography

Eight species of freshwater fish from the Indus River were analyzed for their proximate composition and fatty acid (FA) profile. Differences were observed (P 0.05) for moisture (59.95-79.45%), ash (0.05-4.95%), crude protein (17-20.09%) and lipid (0.85-18.32%) contents. The changes in FA profiles of fish species were significant (P 0.05). The monounsaturated (MUFA) fatty acid content (24.55-48.35 g/100 g) was higher than the saturated fatty acid (SFA) (25.04-41.02 g/100 g) and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) (15.72-35.34 g/100g). The predominant PUFAs were eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5 n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6 n-3). All of the fish species had n-3/n-6 within the recommended values (1-4), which confirms he importance of River Indus fish as a significant dietary source of n-3 PUFA.

• 出版日期2010