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Proximate Composition of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Author(s) -
FARRAGUT ROBERT N.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1965.tb01798.x
Subject(s) - callinectes , chesapeake bay , carapace , fishery , proximate , bay , composition (language) , biology , tiger , claw , decapoda , environmental science , crustacean , zoology , ecology , oceanography , food science , mathematics , estuary , geology , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm
SUMMARY The proximate composition of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) was determined on six bimonthly samples. The samples were taken with commercial crabbing methods as close to the same location and day of the month as possible. Data on a nitrogen‐content basis proved to be more meaningful than data on a wet‐weight basis. Proximate composition, together with the weight and carapace width, of the body meat, claw meat, and offal of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab were intercorrelated and interpreted at the 5% level of significance. The components of claw meat showed the greatest intercorrelation. Seasonal changes in the proximate composition coincide with the mating and spawning seasons of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab.