title: DHA and EPA Content and Fatty Acid Profile of 39 Food Fishes from India.
abstract: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the principal constituent of a variety of cells especially the brain neurons and retinal cells and plays important role in fetal brain development, development of motor skills, and visual acuity in infants, lipid metabolism, and cognitive support and along with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) it plays important role in preventing atherosclerosis, dementia, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, and so forth. Being an essential nutrient, it is to be obtained through diet and therefore searching for affordable sources of these ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is important for consumer guidance and dietary counseling. Fish is an important source of PUFA and has unique advantage that there are many food fish species available and consumers have a wide choice owing to availability and affordability. The Indian subcontinent harbors a rich fish biodiversity which markedly varies in their nutrient composition. Here we report the DHA and EPA content and fatty acid profile of 39 important food fishes (including finfishes, shellfishes, and edible molluscs from both marine water and freshwater) from India. The study showed that fishes Tenualosa ilisha, Sardinella longiceps, Nemipterus japonicus, and Anabas testudineus are rich sources of DHA and EPA. Promotion of these species as DHA rich species would enhance their utility in public health nutrition.
authors: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700120, India.
authors: Bimal Prasanna
authors: 0000-0001-9749-9466
authors: BP
authors: Mohanty
authors: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700120, India.
authors: Satabdi
authors: 0000-0003-1249-491X
authors: S
authors: Ganguly
authors: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700120, India.
authors: Arabinda
authors: A
authors: Mahanty
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin 682029, India.
authors: T V
authors: TV
authors: Sankar
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin 682029, India.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Anandan
authors: ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin 682018, India.
authors: Kajal
authors: 0000-0002-7105-8942
authors: K
authors: Chakraborty
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar 751002, India.
authors: B N
authors: BN
authors: Paul
authors: ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand 263136, India.
authors: Debajit
authors: D
authors: Sarma
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai 600028, India.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Syama Dayal
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400061, India.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Venkateshwarlu
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin 682029, India.
authors: Suseela
authors: S
authors: Mathew
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin 682029, India.
authors: K K
authors: 0000-0003-3688-3901
authors: KK
authors: Asha
authors: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700120, India.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Karunakaran
authors: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700120, India.
authors: Tandrima
authors: 0000-0003-4452-1468
authors: T
authors: Mitra
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar 751002, India.
authors: Soumen
authors: S
authors: Chanda
authors: ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand 263136, India.
authors: Neetu
authors: N
authors: Shahi
authors: ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand 263136, India.
authors: Puspita
authors: P
authors: Das
authors: ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand 263136, India.
authors: Partha
authors: P
authors: Das
authors: ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand 263136, India.
authors: Md Shahbaz
authors: MS
authors: Akhtar
authors: ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin 682018, India.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Vijayagopal
authors: ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar 751002, India.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Sridhar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005399:Fishes / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005504:Food Analysis; D007194:India; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid