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Lipid profile and fatty acid composition of marine fish species from Northeast coast of Brazil

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Total lipid content, fatty acid composition and nutritional profile of lipid fraction of fourteen fish species from the Brazilian Northeastern coast were evaluated. Lipid content was determined by Bligh and Dyer methodology, whereas the fatty acid composition was determined by gas chromatography with flame ionization detector. The indices of atherogenicity, thrombogenicity and hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic ratio were used to evaluate the nutritional quality of lipid fraction. The total lipid content ranged from 0.25 to 3.09%, with higher values in L. synagris. A significant difference (p < 0.05) were noted in fatty acids composition between the fourteen fish species. PUFA were the major fatty acids in twelve of fourteen species and C. leiarchus showed the highest content. The n-3 content ranged from 69.83 to 270.62 mg g−1 of total lipids, being EPA and DHA the major fatty acids in most of the species studied. The species L. synagris, M. bonaci and S. brasiliensis exceeded the WHO daily intake recommendation of 250 mg per day from those fatty acids. The quality indexes of the lipid fraction as well as the n-6/n-3 and PUFA/SFA ratios indicated that all fish species can be healthy nutritional options, and can bring many benefits to human health. The principal component analysis resulted in a two-principal-component model that described 79.78% of data variance. Also, it highlighted that despite the differences between the breeding strategies of fish families, the species could be grouped according to their similarity in fatty acids composition.

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The authors are grateful to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPQ), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), and Fundação Araucaria for financial assistance.

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  1. Food Science Program, State University of Maringá, Colombo Avenue, 5790, Maringá, PR, 87020-900, Brazil

    Renata Menoci Gonçalves, Maria Eugênia Petenuci & Isabella Peres Gualda

  2. Department of Chemistry, State University of Maringá, Maringá, PR, 87020-900, Brazil

    Fabiana Carla Maistrovicz, Marília Bellanda Galuch, Paula Fernandes Montanher, Jessica Santos Pizzo & Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer

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Gonçalves, R.M., Petenuci, M.E., Maistrovicz, F.C. et al. Lipid profile and fatty acid composition of marine fish species from Northeast coast of Brazil. J Food Sci Technol 58, 1177–1189 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-020-04631-y

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