5 research outputs found
Preventing lipid oxidation in seafood
No full text34 pagesLong chain LC) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids PUFA) from fish and marine animals have a number of beneficial health effects Boissonneault, 2000; Narayan et al., 2006). This is one of the reasons why intake of fish is encouraged Simopolous,2002). Thus, even low consumption 1±3 times/month) of fish reduces the relative risk of cardiovascular heart disease mortality by about 11±17% compared to no fish consumption Konig et al., 2005)N
Variación estacional y sexual en la composición y perfil de ácidos grasos en filetes de caballa, Scomber scombrus (L. 1758) de la costa este tunecina
No full textThis study investigates the impact of season and sex variations on the total lipid contents and fatty acid composition of Scomber scombrus fillets from the Middle East Coast of Tunisia in order to dertermine the most favorable periods for consumption, and to see if the nutritional quality of the meat depends on the sex of the animal. The effect of fishing season induced significant changes in the lipid profile, and the highest values for total lipids were obtained in the spring for females with 13.2% and for males with 18.9%. The highest values for proteins were obtained in the summer for females with 22.0% and for males with 21.8%. Protein content variations were not significant (p > 0.05). The n-3/n-6 ratio showed a significant level, indicating a tendency toward n-3 fatty acid accumulation in mackerel fillets mainly represented by DHA, whose values were high during the study period for both sexes, except in autumun, which is the period of mackerel gonad maturation, when DHA decreased significantly (p 0.05). The Atherogenicity index (AI) and Thrombogenicity index (TI) were calculated. In our study the AI index was comprised between 0.3 and 0.6 for males and between 0.4 and 0.5 for females. The TI index values ranged from 0.6 to 0.8 for males, and was about 0.6 for females.Este estudio investiga el impacto de las variaciones estacionales y sexuales sobre el contenido total de lípidos y la composición de ácidos grasos de filetes de caballa, Scomber scombrus, de la Costa Este Tunecina, con objeto de determinar los períodos más favorables para su consumo y para ver si la calidad nutricional de la carne depende del sexo del animal. Los efectos de la temporada de pesca indujeron cambios significativos en el perfil de lípidos, así, los valores más altos de lípidos totales se obtuvieron en primavera para las hembras, 13,2% y para los machos, 18,9%. Los valores más altos de proteína se obtuvieron en verano para las hembras, 22,0% y para los machos 21,8%. Las variaciones en el contenido de proteínas no fueron significativas (
