Tag Archives: Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

495-500 L. Timberg, R. Kuldjärv, K. Koppel and T.Paalme
Rainbow Trout Composition and Fatty Acid Content in Estonia
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Rainbow Trout Composition and Fatty Acid Content in Estonia

L. Timberg¹², R. Kuldjärv¹², K. Koppel¹² and T.Paalme¹²

¹Competence Centre of Food and Fermentation Technologies, Akadeemia tee 15B, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia;
e–mail: loreida@tftak.eu; rain@tftak.eu; kadri@tftak.eu
²Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Food Processing, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia;
e–mail: tpaalme@staff.ttu.ee

Abstract:

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is the most popular aquaculture species in Estonia. The aim of the present study was to examine and compare moisture, protein, lipid and fatty acid (FA) compositions in Rainbow trout from different fish farms in Estonia and that farmed in Finland and Norway. The total lipid content in different Rainbow trout varied more than 5.5 fold, but FA proportions were very similar in all Rainbowtrout. However, it is important to note that Estonian farmed Rainbow trout had generally lower lipid content and therefore also a lower amount of essential FAs.

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