<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The proximate composition, fatty acids and amino acids profile as well as mineral composition of frozen fillets from Pangasius catfish (<italic>Pangasius hypophthalmus</italic>) imported to Poland (PP), Germany (PG) and Ukraine (PU) and fillets from Nile tilapia (<italic>Oreochromis nilotcus</italic>) imported to Poland (TP) and Germany (TG) were investigated. PU contained ten times more fat than PG and PP. Tilapia fillets contained higher levels of <italic>n-3</italic> fatty acids and showed more preferable <italic>n-6/n-3</italic> ratio than pangasius fillets. The fillets of PG contained higher levels of protein and essential amino acids than PU and PP, however the amino acids composition of pangasius and tilapia fillets was similar for all specimens. The fillets of PP and PU contained significantly higher amounts of sodium than other studied groups, which suggests that they were subjected to additional treatment to increase their water holding capacity. The results show significant differences in the nutritional composition of pangasius depending on their place of import, thus it was recommended that more information regarding the nutritional composition of the frozen fillets sold through self-service freezers should be provided for the final consumer.</p></abstract>

The proximate composition, fatty acids and amino acids profile as well as mineral composition of frozen fillets from Pangasius catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) imported to Poland (PP), Germany (PG) and Ukraine (PU) and fillets from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis nilotcus) imported to Poland (TP) and Germany (TG) were investigated. PU contained ten times more fat than PG and PP. Tilapia fillets contained higher levels of n-3 fatty acids and showed more preferable n-6/n-3 ratio than pangasius fillets. The fillets of PG contained higher levels of protein and essential amino acids than PU and PP, however the amino acids composition of pangasius and tilapia fillets was similar for all specimens. The fillets of PP and PU contained significantly higher amounts of sodium than other studied groups, which suggests that they were subjected to additional treatment to increase their water holding capacity. The results show significant differences in the nutritional composition of pangasius depending on their place of import, thus it was recommended that more information regarding the nutritional composition of the frozen fillets sold through self-service freezers should be provided for the final consumer.

Nutritional Composition of Frozen Fillets from Pangasius Catfish (<italic>Pangasius hypophthalmus</italic>) and Nile Tilapia <italic>(Oreochromis nilotcus)</italic> Imported to European Countries

Department of Animal Products Technology, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, Balicka 122, 30-149 Kraków, Poland

Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture, al. Mickiewicza 29, 30-120 Kraków, Poland

Department of Seafood Processing Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, Balcali, Adana, Turkey

Annals of Animal Science

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Nutritional Composition of Frozen Fillets from Pangasius Catfish () and Nile Tilapia  Imported to European Countries

The proximate composition, fatty acids and amino acids profile as well as mineral composition of frozen fillets from Pangasius catfish (Pangasius...

Nutritional Composition of Frozen Fillets from Pangasius Catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) and Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis nilotcus) Imported to European Countries

Published Online: Aug 02, 2016

Page range: 931 - 950

Received: Nov 23, 2015

Accepted: Mar 02, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0012

Keywords
pangasius, tilapia, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals

© 2016 Piotr Kulawik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Nutritional Composition of Frozen Fillets from Pangasius Catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) and Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis nilotcus) Imported to European Countries

Published Online: Aug 02, 2016

Page range: 931 - 950

Received: Nov 23, 2015

Accepted: Mar 02, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0012

Keywordspangasius, tilapia, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals

© 2016 Piotr Kulawik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
pangasius, tilapia, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals