title: Proximate and mineral composition of crab meat consumed in Bahrain.
abstract: The proximate, mineral and heavy metals of raw and cooked crab meat, Portunus pelagicus, consumed in Bahrain were studied. The crab meat contains a good level of protein (17.5-18.8%), with very low proportion of fat (0.6-1.4%). The levels of sodium, potassium, calcium and phosphorus were found to be higher than other minerals. Traces of heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium) were also reported. Traditional cooking had a considerable effect on proximate and mineral contents of crab meat.
authors.affiliation: Directorate of Nutritonal Studies, Mamana, The Kingdom of Bahrain. amusaiger@bcsr.gov.bh
authors.forename: Abdulrahman O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Musaiger
authors.forename: Mohammed J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Al-Rumaidh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001445:Bahrain; D003386:Brachyura; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D003296:Cooking; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis; D012758:Shellfish / Q000032:analysis*; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D012964:Sodium; D008628:Mercury; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium