Open AccessEVALUATION OF PALATABILITY AND SELECTED NUTRIENTS OF BIVALVE MOLLUSCS GROWN IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT MARICULTURE AND NATURAL SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
Thoroughgood Carolyn A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
proceedings of the world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0748-3260
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1979.tb00011.x
Subject(s) - mariculture , palatability , mercenaria , flavor , fishery , nutrient , taste , biology , environmental science , food science , ecology , aquaculture , fish <actinopterygii>
Clams ( Mercenaria mercenaria ) from the controlled environment system of the Delaware Mariculture Project and from the natural system of the Indian River Bay were selected for comparison of palatability and proximate composition. Sensory evaluations for appearance, texture, flavor and over‐all acceptance were performed on steamed samples from both environmental treatments by eight trained taste panelists. No significant differences for these characteristics were found although there was a slight preference for the flavor of clams produced in the natural system. Analyses for protein, moisture, fat, and ash were made on the raw clams from both environmental treatments, and again there were no significant differences identified. From these data, it was concluded that the clams produced in the controlled environment process equalled the quality of those produced in natural systems.