ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The nutritional quality of raw, precooked and canned tuna was assessed by determining the total amino acids, in-vitro protein digestibility, Computed Protein Efficiency Ratio (C-PER), Tetrahymena Relative Protein Value (RPV), and fluorodinitrobenzene reactive lysine, together with selected vitamin and mineral assays. Amino acid composition, in-vitro protein digestibility, C-PER and Tetrahymena RPV remained almost the same for the raw, precooked and canned tuna. The percent retention of FDNB-reactive lysine was 91% for the precooked tuna and 80–85% for canned tuna. Thiamin retention for the canned tuna was about 5%, while niacin and riboflavin ranged from 71–73% and 49–50% respectively. The values for Cu, Fe, K, and Ca were significantly lower in canned tuna.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1983.tb14854.x
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