Chemical composition and omega 3 human health benefits of two sea cucumber species of North Atlantic

Sales, Sabrina; Lourenço, Maria Helena; Pessoa, Maria Fernanda; Pombo, Ana; Félix, Pedro Miguel; Bandarra, Narcisa Maria

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Sales, Sabrina

Lourenço, Maria Helena

Pessoa, Maria Fernanda

Pombo, Ana

Félix, Pedro Miguel

Bandarra, Narcisa Maria

Abstract(s)

The main goal of this study was to investigate the seasonal chemical changes of two sea cucumber species caught from Portugal. The potential contribution to human health of lipids was also evaluated. For this, the chemical composition (protein, ash, and fat) and lipids composition of Holothuria arguinensis and Holothuria forskali was followed in summer and winter. Both species presented adequate levels of protein and ash and low content of total lipids, although their lipid profile showed a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA). Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) was abundant in all samples, and a favorable and similar n-3/n-6 ratio was found for both species. The atherogenic and thrombogenicity indices and ypocholesterolaemic/hypercholesterolaemic ratio suggests a high-quality for H. arguinensis and H. forskali. In general, significant differences were observed between species but not between summer and winter. Some significant variations were observed between summer and winter in the lipid profile of both species and in the chemical composition of H. forskali. Results indicate that these species have adequate nutritional quality for human consumption and may be suitable for the development of reliable fatty acid guides in sea cucumbers.

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The author, Sabrina Sales, wish to acknowledge the individual Doctoral Grant (Ref. SFRH/BD/128813/2017) funded by the “Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia” (FCT) and the Project MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0052 “Newcumber - Avanços para o cultivo sustentável de pepinos-do-mar”, funded by the Operational Program Mar2020.

Keywords

Fatty acid Lipid quality indices Chemical composition Season effect Holothuroidea Portugal

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Citation

Sabrina Sales, Helena Maria Lourenço, Maria Fernanda Pessoa, Ana Pombo, Pedro Miguel Félix & Narcisa Maria Bandarra (2021) Chemical Composition and Omega 3 Human Health Benefits of Two Sea Cucumber Species of North Atlantic, Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 30:5, 596-614, DOI: 10.1080/10498850.2021.1909683