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Marine‐derived fatty acids of fish oils as raw materials for fatty acids manufacture
Author(s) -
Stansby M. E.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02667448
Subject(s) - fish oil , menhaden , anchovy , herring , polyunsaturated fatty acid , raw material , fish <actinopterygii> , fatty acid , food science , fishery , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Fish oils, often an abundant source of C 20 and C 22 fatty acids, could supplement rapessed oil in the manufacture of long chain saturated fatty acids. Herring oil, traditionally the fish oil of choice, is in very short supply due to depletion of fishery stocks. Menhaden oil, when made from fish caught in the Atlantic, could furnish a steady supply with long chain acids at about the 30% level. Oil made from other species such as anchovy or pilchard need further data on fatty acid content and variability. Manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oils is hampered by lack of suitable procedures. Potential markets for fish oil polyunsaturates especially in the pharmaceutical field seem promising.