Chemical composition and nutritional quality of sea cucumbers

2010246 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Chaoqun Hu · South China Sea Institute Of Oceanology

Sigang Fan · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Sea cucumbers are a seafood with high protein and low fat levels. The amino acid contents were similar but fatty acid profiles were different among species. The comparison showed that T. ananas, A. mauritiana and B. argus possessed higher nutritional values than other sea cucumber species.

Topics & Keywords

Echinoderm biology and ecology Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volume 90, Issue 14, pp. 2469-2474

DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4108

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