Seasonal fat and fatty acids variations of seven marine fish species from the Mediterranean Sea

ÖZOĞUL Y., Polat A., UÇAK I., ÖZOĞUL F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.113, sa.12, ss.1491-1498, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 113 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ejlt.201000554
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1491-1498
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: DHA, EPA, GC analysis, Seasonal fatty acids, Seawater fish, LIPID-COMPOSITION, OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACIDS, CONVERSION, ATLANTIC
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Seasonal variations of proximate compositions, muscle lipids and fatty acids (FA) of seven seawater species (Silllago sihoma, Upeneus pori, Sparus aurata, Saurida undosquamis, Epinephelus auneus, Mullus barbatus, Solea solea) from the Mediterranean Sea, were determined in all seasons. The results showed that the fatty acid compositions of each species ranged from 26.41 to 38.70% saturated (SFA), 13.78 to 26.52% monounsaturated (MUFAs) and 25.02 to 50.83% PUFAs. The highest proportions of EPA were obtained from M. barbatus (8.34%) in spring, S. sihoma (7.54%), U. pori (6.75%), S. aurata (6.31%), S. undosquamis (5.12%), E. auneus (5.10%) in summer, and also S. solea (6.19%) in spring. The highest proportions of DHA were found in spring, ranging from 25.14% for M. barbatus to 34.87% for S. aurata, except for S. solea (30.44%) in winter and S. sihoma (15.83%) in summer. The results showed that from a quality point of view, all species were suitable for human nutrition, since muscle lipids are rich in EPA?+?DHA in all seasons.