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Comparison in nutritional quality between wild and cultured cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis

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In this study, the proximate composition and the amino and fatty acid profiles of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (prey) and wild and cultured cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis (the latter fed the prey) were determined and compared with FAO/WHO recommendations. The resulting scores for isoleucine, phenylalanine+tyrosine, histidine, lysine, threonine, and tryptophan in cultured cuttlefish were ≥150. The ratio of EAA (essential amino acids)/nonessential amino acids in cultured cuttlefish (0.82) was higher than in the wild form (0.80). All EAA amino acid scores for cultured cuttlefish were higher than their wild counterparts, except for histidine and tryptophan. Both groups of cuttlefish possessed similar saturated fatty acid content, with the cultured containing much more total (Σ) monounsaturated fatty acids, Σ n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5 n-3) but less Σ n-3 PUFA, arachidonic acid (C20:4 n-6), and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6 n-3) than their wild counterparts. Therefore, the present results suggest that these cultured cuttlefish were better than the wild form for human health. Notably, these results also indicate that the nutritional composition of these cuttlefish might have been significantly affected by diet.

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  1. Department of Biology, Zhanjiang Normal University, Zhanjiang, 524048, China

    Jing Wen  (文菁), Daohai Chen  (陈道海) & Ling Zeng  (曾玲)

  2. Institute of Beibu Gulf Marine Medicinal Animal Protection and Utilization, Zhanjiang Normal University, Zhanjiang, 524048, China

    Jing Wen  (文菁), Daohai Chen  (陈道海) & Ling Zeng  (曾玲)

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31201999), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (No. S2011040000463), the Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong, China (No. LYM11086), the Key Laboratory Program of Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization (No. LMB111004), the China Spark Program (Nos. 2012GA780007, 2012GA780020, 2012GA780008), the National Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Project (No. 201210579031), the Cooperation Program of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China (No. 2011B090400274), the Technology Program of Zhanjiang, China (Nos. 2011C3104009, 2011D0244, 2012C3102018), and the Program of Zhanjiang Normal University, China (Nos. ZL1010, ZL1011, QL1008)

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Wen, J., Chen, D. & Zeng, L. Comparison in nutritional quality between wild and cultured cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis . Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 58–64 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3083-9

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