<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Rapana venosa is an edible mollusc with nutritional and economic importance. There is limited information about its lipid composition. The aim of the present study is to provide information about lipid composition, fatty acid profiles, fat soluble vitamins and cholesterol content of raw and cooked Rapana venosa. Cooking did not affect the ratio of lipid classes, but fatty acids composition varied significantly. Considerable variations were observed in fatty acid distribution of total lipids and neutral lipids. Fatty acid groups of phospholipids remained unaffected by temperature treatment. The most abundant fatty acids in all lipid classes of raw and cooked specimens were palmitic acid (C16:0) and eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n-3). The sum of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) was higher than omega-6 PUFA in all lipid fractions. The results of the present study showed that cooking process affected cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins and carotenoids content differently. Larger variations were observed for vitamin A, β-carotene and astaxanthin and to lesser for vitamin E. Cholesterol and vitamin D<sub>3</sub> were also affected by the thermal stress. The present study revealed that Rapana venosa meat could be a good source of high quality nutritional lipids, which are well preserved even after culinary treatment</p></abstract>

Rapana venosa is an edible mollusc with nutritional and economic importance. There is limited information about its lipid composition. The aim of the present study is to provide information about lipid composition, fatty acid profiles, fat soluble vitamins and cholesterol content of raw and cooked Rapana venosa. Cooking did not affect the ratio of lipid classes, but fatty acids composition varied significantly. Considerable variations were observed in fatty acid distribution of total lipids and neutral lipids. Fatty acid groups of phospholipids remained unaffected by temperature treatment. The most abundant fatty acids in all lipid classes of raw and cooked specimens were palmitic acid (C16:0) and eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n-3). The sum of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) was higher than omega-6 PUFA in all lipid fractions. The results of the present study showed that cooking process affected cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins and carotenoids content differently. Larger variations were observed for vitamin A, β-carotene and astaxanthin and to lesser for vitamin E. Cholesterol and vitamin D3 were also affected by the thermal stress. The present study revealed that Rapana venosa meat could be a good source of high quality nutritional lipids, which are well preserved even after culinary treatment

Lipid composition of raw and cooked Rapana venosa from the Black Sea

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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Rapana venosa is an edible mollusc with nutritional and economic importance. There is limited information about its lipid composition. The aim of the present...

Lipid composition of raw and cooked Rapana venosa from the Black Sea

Data publikacji: 28 lip 2018

Zakres stron: 49 - 55

Otrzymano: 19 cze 2018

Przyjęty: 13 lip 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2018-0007

Słowa kluczowe
Rapana venosa, cooking, lipid composition, cholesterol, vitamins, carotenoids

© 2018 Veselina Panayotova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Lipid composition of raw and cooked Rapana venosa from the Black Sea

Data publikacji: 28 lip 2018

Zakres stron: 49 - 55

Otrzymano: 19 cze 2018

Przyjęty: 13 lip 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2018-0007

Słowa kluczoweRapana venosa, cooking, lipid composition, cholesterol, vitamins, carotenoids

© 2018 Veselina Panayotova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Rapana venosa, cooking, lipid composition, cholesterol, vitamins, carotenoids