Analysis of fat content and fatty acid composition of aquaculture products in Hainan Province

Abstract

To investigate the composition of fat and fatty acid in 12 kinds of aquaculture products in Hainan Province. A total of 12 aquatic products were monitored in 8 breeding bases in Hainan Province, the edible parts were tested for fat and fatty acid. The content and composition of fat and fatty acid were analyzed. A total of 12 aquaculture products were monitored, including 6 freshwater aquaculture products and 6 mariculture aquatic products. The contents of crude fat and total fatty acid(TFA) ranged from 1.2 to 20 g/100 g edible and 1.0 to 15 g/100 g edible, and they were positively correlated(r=0.989, P<0.01). A total of 18-30 fatty acids were detected. Among them, 12 were saturated fatty acids(SFA), ranging from 0.34 to 6.4 g/100 g edible, mainly palmitic acid, eight were monounsaturated fatty acids(MUFA), mainly oleic acid. Ten were polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFA), ranging from 0.28 to 2.6 g/100 g edible, It was mainly composed of linoleic acid(LA), docosahexaenoic acid(DHA), α-linolenic acid(ALA) and eicosapentaenoic acid(EPA). The composition of fatty acid in aquaculture products in Hainan Province is mainly unsaturated fatty acids(UFA), and most aquatic products are rich in n-3PUFA, and the ratio of n-6PUFA to n-3PUFA is less than 6, which has high nutritional and health value, and is beneficial to the nutritional diet balance of of population.