Title of article
Fatty acid profile and assessment of heavy metals content of Sardina pilchardus captured in the Algerian coast
Author/Authors
Benguendouz, A Laboratory of Food Technology and Nutrition - Department of Agronomy - Faculty of Natural Science and Life - University of Mostaganem, Mostaganem, Algeria , Bouderoua, K Laboratory of Food Technology and Nutrition - Department of Agronomy - Faculty of Natural Science and Life - University of Mostaganem, Mostaganem, Algeria , Bouterfa, A Laboratory of Food Technology and Nutrition - Department of Agronomy - Faculty of Natural Science and Life - University of Mostaganem, Mostaganem, Algeria , Belabes, M Laboratory of Food Technology and Nutrition - Department of Agronomy - Faculty of Natural Science and Life - University of Mostaganem, Mostaganem, Algeria , Bekada, A Laboratory of Food Technology and Nutrition - Department of Agronomy - Faculty of Natural Science and Life - University of Mostaganem, Mostaganem, Algeria , Sioriki, E Laboratory of Food Chemistry - Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece , Zabetakis, I Laboratory of Food Chemistry - Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2017
Pages
9
From page
1021
To page
1029
Abstract
Total lipids, fatty acid composition and heavy metal content of Sardina pilchardus fillet samples captured in February 2014 in Beni saf, Mostaganem, Ghazaouet, Algiers and Jijet coast were evaluated. Total lipid content was related to the five sites of catch (p<0.05), ranging from 7.18 g 100g-1 for Algiers to 10.07g 100g-1 for Beni saf. The fatty acid composition of S. pilchardus shows a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) dominated by n-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA C20:5 n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA C22:6n-3) with maximum rates of 15.75% and 33.42%, respectively (p<0.05). The saturated fatty acid (SFA) content was important in different samples of sardines, ranging from 35.50% to 41.32% according to sites of capture (p<0.05). Concerning the heavy metals, the levels of lead (Pb) ranged from 0.013mg to 0.024mg, however those of mercury (Hg) varied from 0.080 mg to 0.130 mg (p<0.05), which affects the health value of the fish species.
Keywords
Algerian coast , Sardina pilchardus , Fatty acids , Heavy metals , Lipids
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2406415
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