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Antioxidant potential and fatty acid profile of fish fillet: effects of season and fish species

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Aghakhan Kheiri 1
Javad Aliakbarlu 1
Rahele Tahmasebi 2

1 Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2 Research Department of Chromatography, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Urmia, Iran‎

https://doi.org/10.30466/vrf.2021.526596.3153
Abstract
The objectives of the present study were to investigate the effect of season and fish species on the antioxidant capacity, fatty acids profile, and vitamin E content of fish fillets from Aras River. The antioxidant potential of hydrophilic and lipophilic extracts of fish fillets was evaluated. The fillet extracts of zander and bream in summer and common carp in winter had the highest antioxidant activity. Palmitic and oleic acids were the major saturated (SFA) and monounsaturated (MUFA) fatty acids, respectively. The fatty acids C22:6n3 and C20:5n3 were the most abundant polyunsaturated (PUFA) fatty acids in all the fishes. In summer, the highest levels of SFA (44.09), total PUFA (25.97), n3 PUFA (20.71) and n3/n6 ratio (4) were found in zander. In winter, the highest amounts of total PUFA and n3 PUFA were determined in silver carp, followed by zander. The highest n3/n6 ratio was also found in silver carp. The ratio of PUFA/SFA was higher in winter than in summer for all the fishes. Vitamin E content of fishes was largely varied. In conclusion, seasonal variation changed the antioxidant potential and fatty acid composition of fish fillets. Aras River fishes, especially zander, possess excellent antioxidant activity and high nutritional quality.

Keywords

Antioxidant
‎ Aras River
‎ Fatty acid
‎ Fish
‎ Zander

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Veterinary Research Forum
Volume 13, Issue 1
Winter 2022
Pages 91-99

  • Receive Date 24 April 2021
  • Revise Date 25 May 2021
  • Accept Date 15 June 2021

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