Fatty acid, mineral and heavy metal contents of different Malaysia fish species

Jaswir, Irwandi and Osman, Farida and Hashim, Ridzwan and Kitts, David D. and Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan (2010) Fatty acid, mineral and heavy metal contents of different Malaysia fish species. In: IIUM Research, Innovation & Invention Exhibition (IRIIE 2010), 26 - 27 January 2010, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Fish are popularly recognized as an excellent source of lipids that are composed of a wide range of important fatty acids. Fish also contain good quality protein and are an adequate source of many vitamins (e.g. fat soluble A, D, E and the water soluble B-complex), in addition to important minerals such as calcium and phosphorous. We recently investigated the fatty acid (FA) profiles, mineral and heavy metal contents of 13 different species of commonly consumed, wild marine fin-fish found off Langkawi Island, a popular Malaysian tourist destination. The fish species were “jenahak” (Lutjanus agentimaculatus), “kebasi” (Anadontostoma chacunda), “duri” (Arius umatranus), “tenggiri batang” (Scomberomorus commersonii), “kembong” (Rastrelliger kanagurta), “kintan” (Psettodes crumei), “kerisi” (Pristipomoides typus), “kerapu” (Epinephelus sexfasciatus), “gelama keling” (Sciaena dussumieri),“malong” (Congresax talabon), “laban” (Cynoglossus lingua), “yu 9” (Scolidon sorrakowah) and “bagi” (Aacnthurs nigrosis). The overall findings reveal that all fish showed a considerable amount of unsaturated fatty acids particularly those with 4, 5 and 6 double bonds. Two physiologically important n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), i.e. eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docasahaexaenoic acid (DHA), made up more than 50% of the total PUFAs. It can be concluded that fin fish found in Langkawi Island coastal areas are beneficial for human health as they have considerable amounts of PUFAs, especially AA and DHA fatty acids. In the case of heavy metal analysis, the result reveals the safety of the consumption of fish from the human health point of view

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	5784/23094
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fatty acid , heavy metal contents, Malaysia, fish
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA164 Bioengineering T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP248.13 Biotechnology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART)
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Irwandi Jaswir
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2012 15:23
Last Modified:	03 Jun 2021 11:21
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/23094

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