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Title DHA and EPA content and fatty acid profile of 39 food fishes from India
 
Names Mohanty, B.P.
Ganguly, S.
Mahanty, A.
Sankar, T.V.
Anandan, R.
Chakraborty, K.
Paul, B.N.
Sarma, D.
Syama Dayal, J.
Venkateshwarlu, G.
Suseela Mathew
Asha, K.K.
Karunakaran, D.
Mitra, T.
Soumen Chanda
Neetu Shahi
Das, P.
Das, P.
Shahbaz Akhtar, Md.
Vijayagopal, P.
Sridhar, N.
Date Issued 2016 (iso8601)
Abstract Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the principal constituent of a variety of cells especially the brain neurons and retinal cells and
plays important role in fetal brain development, development of motor skills, and visual acuity in infants, lipid metabolism, and
cognitive support and along with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) it plays important role in preventing atherosclerosis, dementia,
rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, and so forth. Being an essential nutrient, it is to be obtained through diet and therefore
searching for affordable sources of these 𝜔-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is important for consumer guidance and dietary
counseling. Fish is an important source of PUFA and has unique advantage that there are many food fish species available and
consumers have a wide choice owing to availability and affordability.The Indian subcontinent harbors a rich fish biodiversity which
markedly varies in their nutrient composition.Here we report the DHA and EPA content and fatty acid profile of 39 important food
fishes (including finfishes, shellfishes, and edible molluscs from both marine water and freshwater) from India. The study showed
that fishes Tenualosa ilisha, Sardinella longiceps, Nemipterus japonicus, and Anabas testudineus are rich sources of DHA and EPA.
Promotion of these species as DHA rich species would enhance their utility in public health nutrition.
Genre Article
Identifier Biomed. Res. Int. 14: Article ID 4027437, 14 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4027437