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Nutritional Analysis Of Whole Green Crab, Carcinus Maenas, For Application As A Forage Fish Replacement In Agrifeeds, Beth A. Fulton, Elizabeth A. Fairchild
Nutritional Analysis Of Whole Green Crab, Carcinus Maenas, For Application As A Forage Fish Replacement In Agrifeeds, Beth A. Fulton, Elizabeth A. Fairchild
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Nutritional composition of a composite sample of whole green crabs, Carcinus maenas (L.), was undertaken to evaluate efficacy as a forage fish replacement for seafood-meal manufacture. Whole green crabs sampled from New Hampshire waters were ground together and analyzed for proximate profile (moisture, lipid, protein, fiber, and ash), fatty acid profile, amino acid profile, mineral composition, and mercury content. Green crab mince contained 16.55 ± 0.29% ash, 12.27 ± 0.25% protein, and 0.21 ± 0.07% lipid, and comprised all amino acids essential for chickens and most species of fish. Fatty acid composition of ground green crab was 67.98% unsaturated, and …