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JOURNAL OF AQUATIC FOOD PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 7, Pages 856-870Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10498850.2017.1346741
Keywords
Copper; daily intake; essential minerals; fish; food security; Iron; Zinc
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- General System of Royalties, Universidad de Antioquia
- Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero [4600000983]
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The concentrations of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) were evaluated in 96 samples of the following eight fish species: Centropomus undecimalis, Caranx hippos, Scomberomorus brasiliensis, Lutjanus purpureus, Caranx crysos, Megalops atlanticus, Elops saurus, and Epinephelus itajara collected in the Atrato River Delta in the Gulf of Uraba. Three fish were caught from each of the following common fishing grounds: Bahia Candelaria, Bahia Marirrio, Bocas del Roto, and Bocas del Atrato. Fish were captured during a one-year period, with one specimen per species in each climatic period: dry, transient, and wet. The quantification was performed by microwave plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy. The highest levels of Fe and Cu were found in Caranx crysos, and highest level of Zn in Megalops atlanticus. According to the percentage of the daily value per food serving, Caranx crysos and Caranx hippos are good sources of Fe, and Caranx crysos is a good source of Cu.
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