Carotenoids in crabs from marine and fresh waters of India

Quantitative and qualitative distribution of carotenoids in meat and shell of major marine crab (Charybdis cruciata) and fresh water crab (Potamon potamon) from Indian waters was assessed. The total carotenoid content was low in both species of crabs analysed, highest being 11.0μg/g in shell of mari...

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Published inFood science & technology Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 221 - 225
Main Authors Sachindra, N.M., Bhaskar, N., Mahendrakar, N.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2005
Elsevier
Subjects
Astaxanthin
Biological and medical sciences
Carotenoid
carotenoid content
Crab
crabs
fatty acid composition
Fish and seafood industries
Food industries
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Indian waters
Marine
pigments
seafoods
shell (molluscs)
Zeaxanthin
Asia
India
Crab
Zeaxanthin
Carotenoid
Astaxanthin
Indian waters
Crustacea
Edible crustacean
Arthropoda
Fresh water
Brachyura
Decapoda
Invertebrata
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Summary:Quantitative and qualitative distribution of carotenoids in meat and shell of major marine crab (Charybdis cruciata) and fresh water crab (Potamon potamon) from Indian waters was assessed. The total carotenoid content was low in both species of crabs analysed, highest being 11.0μg/g in shell of marine crab. Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of carotenoid extracts indicated that the marine crab contained astaxanthin and its esters as major carotenoids and zeaxanthin was major carotenoid in fresh water crab extract. Astaxanthin and its esters contributed 67.6 and 65.5g/100g of total carotenoids in meat and shell of marine crab. The zeaxanthin content (g/100g) in the carotenoid extract of meat and shell of fresh water crab was 42.0 and 74.8 of total carotenoids. The carotenoid extracts from both the crabs had higher level of unsaturated fatty acids. Oleic acid (C18:1) and palmitoleic acid (C16:1) were the predominant unsaturated fatty acid in carotenoid extract from meat of marine and fresh water crab, respectively. In the carotenoid extract from shell, eicosenoic acid (C20:1) in marine crab and linolenic acid (C18:3) in fresh water crab were the major unsaturated fatty acids.
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ISSN:0023-6438
1096-1127
DOI:10.1016/j.lwt.2004.06.003