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Determination of the proximate composition of most sought-after crab species from Devi estuary, Odisha, India

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Title Determination of the proximate composition of most sought-after crab species from Devi estuary, Odisha, India
 
Creator Mohanty, B
Jena, S R
Nayak, J
Swain, A
Rout, S S
Dash, B
Raut, D
 
Subject Estuary
Odisha
Portunid crabs
Proximate composition
 
Description 838-841
Two species of Portunid crabs, Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus,
1758) and P. sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783) abundant in Devi
estuary, Astaranga, Odisha were analyzed for key nutrients
(carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids) through standard protocols.
Findings revealed high protein content in the females than in the
male species. Furthermore, the body muscles were richer in
protein than the chelate tissues of the species examined. The crab
P. sanguinolentus was nutritionally productive with significantly
(p < 0.05) higher protein (173.58 mg/g) and other nutrients
(carbohydrates 5.23 mg/g; and lipids 22.95 mg/g) than
P. pelagicus (protein 59.58 mg/g; carbohydrate 4.2 mg/g; and
lipid 19.93 mg/g). Notably, muscle tissues of female crabs were
higher in nutrients than that of males. Further, nutrient content in
body muscles was greater than in the chelate appendages. Given
the near absence of data on the nutrient composition of palatable
crabs from the Devi estuary, Astaranga, it is contended that the
information obtained could be decisive in addressing the
nutritional needs of the coastal populace and aid judicious
utilization and marketing of the species.
 
Date 2022-03-03T04:30:44Z
2022-03-03T04:30:44Z
2021-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/59254
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.50(10) [October 2021]