Evaluation of the Feasibility of Harvest Optimisation of Soft-Shell Mud Crab (<i>Scylla paramamosain</i>) from the Perspective of Nutritional Values

Weifeng Gao; Ye Yuan; Zhi Huang; Yongyi Chen; Wenxiao Cui; Yin Zhang; Hafiz Sohaib Ahmed Saqib; Shaopan Ye; Shengkang Li; Huaiping Zheng; Yueling Zhang; Mhd Ikhwanuddin; Hongyu Ma

doi:10.3390/foods12030583

Foods (Jan 2023)

Evaluation of the Feasibility of Harvest Optimisation of Soft-Shell Mud Crab (<i>Scylla paramamosain</i>) from the Perspective of Nutritional Values

Weifeng Gao,
Ye Yuan,
Zhi Huang,
Yongyi Chen,
Wenxiao Cui,
Yin Zhang,
Hafiz Sohaib Ahmed Saqib,
Shaopan Ye,
Shengkang Li,
Huaiping Zheng,
Yueling Zhang,
Mhd Ikhwanuddin,
Hongyu Ma

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Weifeng Gao: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Ye Yuan: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Zhi Huang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Yongyi Chen: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Wenxiao Cui: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Yin Zhang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Hafiz Sohaib Ahmed Saqib: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Shaopan Ye: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Shengkang Li: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Huaiping Zheng: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Yueling Zhang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Mhd Ikhwanuddin: STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
Hongyu Ma: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12030583
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 3
p. 583

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Soft-shell crabs have attracted consumers’ attention due to their unique taste and nutritional value. To evaluate the feasibility of harvest optimisation of soft-shell mud crabs, the proximate composition, mineral composition, and total carotenoid, amino acid, and fatty acid contents of edible parts of male and female soft-shell mud crabs at different moulting stages were determined and compared from a nutritional value perspective. The results showed that the sex and moulting stages could significantly affect the nutritional values of the edible portions of soft-shell crabs. The female or male soft-shell crabs in the postmoult Ⅰ stage had a much richer mineral element content than that in other moulting stages. The total carotenoid content in female soft-shell crabs was significantly higher than that in male crabs in all moulting stages, while male soft-shell crabs had better performance in amino acid nutrition than female soft-shell crabs. Moreover, it was found that soft-shell crabs in the postmoult Ⅱ stage had significantly higher contents of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), while significantly lower contents of saturated fatty acids (SFA) than those in other stages. The present study will provide a reference basis for the diversified cultivation of soft-shell crabs, and further promote the development of the mud crab industry.

Published in Foods

ISSN: 2304-8158 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/foods

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