Determination of fatty acid compositions of five different tilapia species from the Cukurova (Adana/Turkey) region


CELIK M., Gokce M. A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, vol.27, no.1, pp.75-79, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.75-79
  • Keywords: Tilapia zilli, Tilapia rendalli, Oreochromis aereus, Orechromis niloticus, Tilapia spp., fatty acids, FRESH-WATER FISH, SHELLFISH
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The fatty acid compositions of Tilapia rendalli, T. zilli and Oreochromis aurea reared in cages located in Seyhan Dam Lake, O. niloticus reared in freshwater ponds and Tilapia spp. from the Seyhan River were compared. The fatty acid levels of Tilapia spp. from the Seyhan River were significantly higher than those of the other groups (p < 0.05). Total omega-3 fatty acid values were significantly different for all groups and the highest level were found in Tilapia spp. (p < 0.05). The ratio of omega-3/ omega-6 for Tilapia spp., O. aurea, T. rendalli, T. zilli and O. niloticus were 1.95, 1.37, 1.29, 1.21 and 1. 12, respectively.