Chemical composition of carapace meat from adult male and female blue crabs caught in the Mersin Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean, was investigated. The results of proximate analysis showed that carapace meat of female blue crabs had higher protein content and lower water content than those of the male. Moreover, there were variations in protein and water content of carapace meat of female and male crabs (p<0.05). Saturated fatty acid (SFA) content was detected as 24.76% for female crabs whereas it was 23.27% for male crabs. Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) content in the meat of female blue crabs (29.57%) was higher than that of male blue crabs (26.63%). Besides, polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content of male crabs (42.80%) was higher than that of female crabs (39.15%). The dominant SFAs were palmitic acid (C16:0, 13.62%-14.23%) and stearic acid (C18:0, 6.42%-6.99%) for male and female crabs. The dominant MUFAs were palmitoleic acid (C16:1, 6.09%-8.65%) and oleic acid (C18:1, 14.66%-14.75%) in all samples. Statistically, there were no significant differences in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA C20:5 n3) concentrations in carapace meat of male and female blue crabs (P>0.05). Besides, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 n3) concentrations in meat of male crabs were higher than those of the female (p<0.05).The total n-3 was detected as 29.70% for female crabs whereas it was 32.27% for male crabs. It was also found that crab meat was rich in terms of metal content, especially Cu, Zn, and Fe. Statistically, there were significant differences in Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn and Fe levels for carapace meat of male and female crabs (p<0.05). Cu, Zn, Fe content of female crabs was significantly higher (p<0.05) than male crabs.
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Ayas and Özoğul, 5(3): 262-269 (2011)Journal abbreviation: J FisheriesSciences.com 263 Özet:
Mersin Körfezi'nden Eşeysel Olgunlaşmasını Tamamlamış Mavi Yengeç (Callinectes sapidus, Rathbun 1896) Karapaks Etinin Kimyasal KompozisyonuMersin Körfezi'nden yakalanan ergin dişi ve erkek mavi yengeçlerin kimyasal kompozisyonu araştırılmıştır. Dişi mavi yengeçlerin erkeklere göre protein düzeyi yüksek, su içeriği düşüktür. Dişi ve erkek yengeçlerin protein ve su düzeyi arasında istatistiksel farklılık vardır (p<0.05). Dişi yengeçlerin doymuş yağ asitleri (SFA) düzeyi %24.76, erkeklerin ise %23.27 olarak belirlenmiştir. Dişi yengeçlerin tekli doymamış yağ asitleri (MUFA) düzeyi (%29.57) erkeklerden (%26.63) yüksektir. Bunun yanı sıra erkek yengeçlerin çoklu doymamış yağ asitleri (PUFA) düzeyi (%42.80) dişilerden (%39.15) yüksektir. Mavi yengecin temel doymuş yağ asitleri palmitik asit (C16:0, %13.62-%14.23) ve stearik asit (C18:0, %6.42-%6.99) olarak belirlenmiştir. Temel tekli doymamış yağ asitleri palmitoleik asit (C16:1, %6.09-%8.65) ve oleik asit (C18:1, %14.66-%14.75) olarak saptanmıştır. Dişi ve erkek yengeçlerin eikosapentaenoik asit (EPA, C20:5 n3) düzeyleri arasında istatistiksel farklılık belirlenmemiştir (p>0.05). Bunun yanı sıra erkek yengeçlerin dokosaheksaenoik asit (DHA, C22:6 n3...