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Carotenoids in different body components of Indian shrimps
Author(s) -
Sachindra Nakkarike M,
Bhaskar Narayan,
Mahendrakar Namadev S
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.1977
Subject(s) - carotenoid , astaxanthin , zeaxanthin , penaeus monodon , biology , penaeus , shrimp , food science , prawn , macrobrachium rosenbergii , canthaxanthin , fishery , lutein
The quantitative and qualitative distribution of carotenoids in different body components of four species of shrimp ( Penaeus monodon, Penaeus indicus, Metapenaeus dobsonii and Parapenaeopsis stylifera ) harvested from shallow waters off the Indian coast was assessed. The highest total carotenoid contents were observed in the head (153.1 µg g −1 ) and carapace (104.7 µg g −1 ) of P stylifera, while the body components of P indicus showed the lowest carotenoid levels. Astaxanthin and its mono‐ and diesters were the major carotenoids (63.5–92.2% of total carotenoids) present in the carotenoid extracts from the shrimps, while the extracts contained low levels of β‐carotene and zeaxanthin. The major fatty acids in the carotenoid extracts were palmitic, heptadecanoic, palmitoleic, stearic and oleic acids. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry