Profile of Fatty Acid contents in Malaysian freshwater fish
Nine species of Malaysian freshwater fish were analysed for their lipid and fatty acid contents. The results show that 4 species offish commonly consumed by local people contained significantly high levels offat (range 11-17% of wet weight). Malaysian freshwater fish analysed also contained high l...
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Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
1993
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3173/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3173/1/Profile_of_Fatty_Acid_Contents_in_Malaysian_Freshwater_Fish.pdf |
| Summary: | Nine species of Malaysian freshwater fish were analysed for their lipid and fatty acid contents. The results show that
4 species offish commonly consumed by local people contained significantly high levels offat (range 11-17% of wet
weight). Malaysian freshwater fish analysed also contained high levels of unsaturated acids compared to saturated
acids. The ratio of unsaturates/saturates ranged from 1.2 to 2.3. The omega-3 acids were generally low in most
species analysed except for the belut sawah which contained significantly high levels in C22:6w3 (9.4/100g oil).
This quantity is comparable to that of salmon, cod and herring and thus warrants consideration for commercial
exploitation. Phospholipid fractions of all fish analysed (except jelawat) had polyunsaturates/saturates ratios
greater than 1. O. |
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