Contenido De Epa Y Dha en Aceite Crudo De Pescado Producido en El Perú Durante El Periodo 1996–2000 Content of Epa and Dha in Raw Fish Oil Produced in Peru During 1996–2000 Contido De Epa Y Dha en Aceite Cru De Pescado Producido en El Perú Durante El Período 1996–2000

Abstract

EPA (eicosapentenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexenoic acid) content of raw fish oil produced in Peru mainly from black anchovy (Engraulis ringens) during 1996-2000 was determined. Fatty acids composition of 435 samples was analyzed by gas chromatography. Extreme values of EPA for all the samples were 10.5 and 24.3%, while DHA varied from 4.9 to 15.9%. Variation coefficients in EPA (10.7 to 17.4%) were smaller than those for DHA (13.6 to 32.1%). For the period of study content of EPA was higher to the corresponding of DHA and when added showed an average of 29.1 to 33.1%. The presence of the phenomenon «El Niño» did not seem to have affected these contents neither the relationship nor the sum of EPA and DHA, except for the first trimester of 1998.

Exploring the Potential of Atlantic Mesopelagic Species Processed on Board Commercial Fishing Vessels as a Source of Dietary Lipids

“…Baltic herring and Atlantic mackerel follow the same pattern observed for mixed catches of mesopelagic species [23,24], whereas Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) has a higher content of EPA than DHA. The oil produced from Peruvian anchoveta accounts for 20% of the global fish meal and fish oil production, and its summed EPA and DHA content can range from 29 to 33% [4]. When comparing summed values of EPA and DHA, they ranged from 21.8 to 32.2% for the mesopelagic species.…”

“…The nutritional profile, which includes valuable marine lipids and proteins, has been compared with that of other commercially relevant species [2]. Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) is a major contributor to the global production of EPA and DHA [4]. Mesopelagic species caught in western Norway fjords contained up to 30% LC n-3 PUFAs [3], a level comparable to Foods 2024, 13, 1094 2 of 18 that found in Peruvian anchoveta [4].…”

“…Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) is a major contributor to the global production of EPA and DHA [4]. Mesopelagic species caught in western Norway fjords contained up to 30% LC n-3 PUFAs [3], a level comparable to Foods 2024, 13, 1094 2 of 18 that found in Peruvian anchoveta [4]. The demand for marine oils has increased due to the growing recognition of the health benefits associated with LC n-3 PUFAs, which are primarily sourced from marine and aquaculture sources [5].…”