Comparative study on nutritional quality and volatile flavor compounds of muscle in Cyprinus carpio haematopterus under wild, traditional pond and in-pond raceway system culture

Abstract

This study compared the physical characteristics, nutritional components, mineral elements, and volatile matter of the muscle of the Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) grown under the traditional pond system (TPS), in-pond raceway system (IPRS), and wild (WYRC) to reveal the differences in its muscle quality under aquaculture and natural growth conditions. The results demonstrated a significantly lower water-loss rate in the Yellow River carp muscle of both the WYRC and IPRS groups than that in the TPS group (P IPRS > TPS, and significant differences (P IPRS > TPS, and there was a significant difference between the groups (P IPRS > TPS, and the groups exhibited significant differences (P 0.05). These results suggest that different growth conditions significantly influence the physical characteristics, nutritional components, mineral elements, and volatile substances of the Yellow River carp muscle.

Keywords

• Cyprinus carpio haematopterus
• Wild
• Traditional pond system
• In-pond raceway system
• Nutritional quality
• Volatile flavour