Title |
Survey of n- 3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish and fish products
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Published in |
Lipids in Health and Disease, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1476-511x-11-144 |
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Authors |
Claudia Strobel, Gerhard Jahreis, Katrin Kuhnt |
Abstract |
The imbalance of the n-3/n-6 ratio in the Western diet is characterised by a low intake of n-3 long-chain (LC) PUFA and a concurrent high intake of n-6 PUFA. Fish, in particular marine fish, is a unique source of n-3 LC PUFA. However, FA composition of consumed fish changed, due to the increasing usage of n-6 PUFA-rich vegetable oils in aquaculture feed and in fish processing (frying) which both lead to a further shift in n-6 PUFA to the detriment of n-3 LC PUFA.The aim of this study was to determine the ratio of n-3/n-6 including the contents of EPA and DHA in fish fillets and fish products from the German market (n=123). Furthermore, the study focussed on the FA content in farmed salmon compared to wild salmon as well as in processed Alaska pollock fillet, e.g., fish fingers. |
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Japan | 2 | 14% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 14% |
Canada | 1 | 7% |
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Scientists | 2 | 14% |
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Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
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Researcher | 38 | 13% |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 6% |
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Environmental Science | 9 | 3% |
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