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Nutritional Facts of Mytella strigata Collected from Cochin Backwater, Kerala, India

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Title Nutritional Facts of Mytella strigata Collected from Cochin Backwater, Kerala, India
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Creator Sreepriya Prakasan
Sreelakshmi, K. R.
Remya, S.
Parvathy, U.
Pankaj Kishore
Bindu, J.
 
Subject M. strigata
nutritional quality
Cochin Backwater
invasive
mussel
 
Description Not Available
The present study investigates the nutritional facts
of Mytella strigata collected from Cochin backwaters
during the monsoon season. M. strigata is a nonnative
invasive mussel recently established in the
estuaries and backwaters of Kerala. The samples of
M. strigata were analyzed for the proximate composition,
total carbohydrate, crude fibre, cholesterol
content, fatty acid composition, amino acid profile,
mineral and heavy metal content. The moisture,
crude protein, ash, crude fat and carbohydrate
contents were 84.13 ± 0.33, 10.40 ± 0.21, 1.7 ± 0.03,
1.7 ± 0.03, 4.48 ± 0.53 % respectively. The cholesterol
content was high (117.35 ± 0.75 mg/100g) whereas
crude fibre content was 20 ± 0.01mg/100g. The
saturated fatty acid content (41.67 %) observed was
higher followed by the polyunsaturated fatty acids
and the monounsaturated fatty acids. Among the
saturated fatty acids, palmitic acid (C16:0) constituted
the highest percentage. The obtained n3/n6
ratio of 1.48 indicates better nutritional quality with
respect to polyunsaturated fatty acids. Glutamic
acid, lysine and aspartic acid were the predominant
amino acids in the species studied. The mineral and
heavy metal content analysis revealed that the black
mussel, M. strigata is a good source of minerals such
as P, K and the concentrations of all the heavy metals
studied were well below the acceptable limit
indicating the safety of M. strigata for human
consumption. The present study aimed to give an
insight into the nutritional components of M.
strigata, which will make it suitable for its exploitation.
The information obtained will strengthen the
database as the exploration of the nutritional quality
of any resource will form the basis for its judicious
exploitation and management in the future.
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Date 2023-10-25T14:22:52Z
2023-10-25T14:22:52Z
2023-04
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Sreepriya Prakasan, Sreelakshmi, K. R., Remya, S., Parvathy, U., Pankaj Kishore and Bindu, J. (2023) Nutritional facts of Mytella strigata collected from Cochin backwater, Kerala, India. Fish. Techol. 60(2): 85-91.
0015-3001
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/80814
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available;
 
Publisher Society of Fisheries Technologists, India (SOFTI)