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Fatty acids distribution in different tissues of wild and reared Seriola dumerili
Author(s) -
Haouas Wafa Gam,
Zayene Nesrine,
Guerbej Hamadi,
Hammami Mohamed,
Achour Lotfi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02292.x
Subject(s) - polyunsaturated fatty acid , docosahexaenoic acid , oleic acid , fatty acid , food science , linoleic acid , palmitic acid , chemistry , biology , biochemistry
Summary In this study, we compared the lipid and fatty acids content, between cultured and wild Seriola dumerili , in different edible portions. Results showed that cultured fish contained a higher level of lipids than wild fish. The fatty acids profiles revealed that, among all the split‐fish side, palmitic (C16:0) and oleic (C18:1n‐9) acid were the principal saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, in cultured and wild S. dumerili. On the other hand, wild S. dumerili contained a higher level of saturated (38.12 ± 0.54% vs. 33.66 ± 0.15% in cultured fish), monounsaturated (33.13 ± 1.07% vs. 26.49 ± 0.17%), n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (23.90 ± 1.02% vs. 19.77 ± 0.51%) particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (18.83 ± 0.48% vs. 11.77 ± 0.42%). However, the cultured fish showed a higher level of n‐6 PUFA due principally to the higher value of linoleic acid (C18:2n‐6). In fact, changes in fatty acids content between anatomical areas marked differences in the muscle quality of wild and cultured S. dumerili . According to this study, both groups of wild and farmed S. dumerili have nutritional benefits for human health. Cultured fish were characterised by higher hypocholesterolaemic and hypercholesterolaemic fatty acids ratio for all samples studied and a lower n‐3/n‐6 ratio due to the abundance of n‐3 PUFA particularly DHA in wild fish.