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Whale processing. II.—The composition of some whale‐liver extracts
Author(s) -
Gray D. J. S.,
Novellie L.,
Sephton H. H.,
Shuttleworth R. G.
Publication year - 1951
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.2740021008
Subject(s) - whale , sperm whale , aqueous extract , biology , food science , humpback whale , composition (language) , fishery , chemistry , traditional medicine , biochemistry , medicine , art , literature , myoglobin
Aqueous extracts have been prepared from fin, sei, humpback and sperm‐whale livers under conditions similar to those often used for the preparation of extracts for medicinal purposes from the livers of domestic animals. The extracts have been analysed for B‐group vitamins and for mineral constituents, and the data indicate that they should be suitable alternatives to cattle‐liver extracts and to aqueous fish‐liver extracts (Gray, Novellie & Shuttleworth, 1951) in the preparation both of pharmaceuticals and of animal feeding‐stuffs.