Department of Fisheries, Behbahan Katam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
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Online published on 25 October, 2013.
The proximate composition (crude protein, lipid and ash) and energy of fish species (Euthynnus affinis and Orcynopsis unicolor) from the Persian Gulf were compared. The lipid content of fresh O. unicolor was found to be significantly higher than that in E. affinis (P < 0.05). Energy content depends on the fat content. In this regard, after 6 months of storage, canned O. unicolor fish had high fat content and thus showed high energy values (376. 58 kcal kg−1), while one month canned E. affinis with lower fat content (15.2 g kg−1) exhibited lower energy values (276.4 kcal kg−1). Both fish species are good sources of EPA and DHA. It can be concluded that fresh water mussels; E. affinis and O. unicolor are suitable as healthy food choice. For E. affinis and O. unicolor, the nutritional values were the highest after four and six months of storage respectively (293.4 and 376.58 kcal kg−1).
Canned fishes, E. affinis, Nutritional values, O. unicolor, Proximate composition
