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Fatty acid profile of wild and farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

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Historically farmed fish were frequently found to exhibit a lower ratio of n3/n6 fatty acids compared to wild fish. This study compares the proximate and fatty acid composition of wild and cultured gilthead sea bream fish from a lagoon in NW Greece. Wild fish contained less fat and showed different fatty acid profiles. Farmed fish exhibited threefold higher concentrations of linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) in muscle and twofold in visceral fat. Their muscle tissue contained higher levels of saturated fatty acids and higher ratios of eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid (0.49 ± 0.04 vs. 0.03 ± 0.01; Ρ < 0.001). Wild fish exhibited lower levels of muscle n-3 fatty acids (15.87 ± 0.82 vs. 19.89 ± 1.06; P < 0.001) but a higher ratio of n-3/n-6 (2.22 ± 0.14 vs. 1.64 ± 0.10, Ρ < 0.001). These results emphasize the need to further explore dietary manipulation of fatty acid content as a method of improving the fatty acid profile and maximise the health benefits of consuming farmed fish.

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The authors are grateful to Dr. A. Rowlerson, Centre for Applied Biomedical Research, King’s College London, for comments and suggestions on an earlier version of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, 46100, Igoumenitsa, Greece

    Dimitrios S. Lenas & Cosmas Nathanailides

  2. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki (A.T.E.I.TH), 57400, Thessaloníki, Greece

    Dimitrios J. Triantafillou

  3. Department of Food Technology, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki (A.T.E.I.TH), 57400, Thessaloníki, Greece

    Soumela Chatziantoniou

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Lenas, D.S., Triantafillou, D.J., Chatziantoniou, S. et al. Fatty acid profile of wild and farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). J. Verbr. Lebensm. 6, 435–440 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-011-0695-2

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