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Cholesterol and Fatty Acid Content in Three Species of Crab Found in the Northwest Atlantic
Author(s) -
KRZYNOWEK JUDITH,
WIGGIN KATE,
DONAHUE PATRICIA
Publication year - 1982
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.1365-2621.1982.tb12775.x
Subject(s) - sterol , fatty acid , biology , cholesterol , crustacean , fishery , zoology , chemistry , biochemistry
Three species of crab, deep‐sea red crab, Geryon quinquedens , rock crab, Cancer irroratus , and Jonah crab, Cancer borealis , were examined for sterol and fatty acid content in the cooked muscle. Cholesterol was the major sterol in all three species. The 20:5w3 was the predominant poly‐unsaturated fatty acid for all the crabs.