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Cholesterol and Fatty Acids in Several Species of Shrimp
Author(s) -
KRZYNOWEK JUDITH,
PANUNZIO LAURIE J.
Publication year - 1989
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.1365-2621.1989.tb03051.x
Subject(s) - shrimp , docosahexaenoic acid , eicosapentaenoic acid , fishery , biology , food science , cholesterol , crustacean , chemistry , biochemistry , fatty acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid
The cholesterol value for several species of shrimp from several different geographical locations was determined. The overall average for all the samples was 152 ± 15 mg/100g of edible portion of shrimp. Two samples of Pandalus borealis , Gloucester prawns and Canadian prawns, accounted for the low (136 mg/100g) and the high (186 mg/ 100g) limits, respectively, of the range of cholesterol. All shrimp were low in fat at about 1%. Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids were present at about 30% of the total fatty acids, providing about 0.20g/100g in the edible portion.