title: Amino acid composition of the whole body, flesh and exoskeleton of female common West African fresh water crab Sudananautes africanus africanus.
abstract: The amino acid composition of the whole body (edible parts), flesh and exoskeleton of the female common West African fresh water crab Sudananautes africanus africanus was determined on a dry weight basis. The total essential amino acids ranged from 349.8 mg/g to 387.3 mg/g crude protein or from 48.5% to 49.8% of the total amino acid. Both the total amino acid and the total essential amino acid showed no significant differences among the samples at P<0.05. The amino acid score showed that lysine ranged from 0.9 to 1.2, making it a good food fortifier. The predicted protein efficiency ratio was 2.6-3.4, showing that the quality of protein was high. The carbohydrate content was high (57.5-59.1 g/100 g) but the protein was lower (15.7-18.6 g/100 g). The low level of the crude fibre in the flesh will make it good to serve as a food complement.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado, Ekiti, Nigeria. eiadeyeye@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Adeyeye
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D009549:Nigeria; D009753:Nutritive Value
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004044:Dietary Proteins