Benchmarking Select Nutrients in Domestic, Wild Caught and Imported, Farmed Shrimp

Abstract

Wild brown shrimp harvested from inland waters off the Gulf of Mexico and two different species of imported, farmed shrimp were analyzed for content of selected macronutrients and micronutrients. Crude fat content of the wild species was similar among the three species, although fatty acid content differed. Sodium content of the wild caught shrimp was nearly double that of both species of farmed shrimp. Potassium and phosphorus were higher in the wild shrimp compared to the farmed species. Color of the raw and cooked tails differed (p < 0.05) between shrimp of different origin.

Nutritional Quality of the European Spiny Lobster Palinurus elephas (J.C. Fabricius, 1787) (Achelata, Palinuridae) and the Non-Indigenous Northern Brown Shrimp Penaeus aztecus Ives, 1891 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeidae)

“…Results of the present study indicated significantly higher protein, fat, and energy contents in the northern brown shrimp, whereas moisture and ash contents were significantly higher in the European spiny lobster. The proximate compositions of both species were well within the range reported for other lobsters and shrimps in the Mediterranean Sea [1][2][3][4]42,43] and within those of P. aztecus from the USA [41]. Furthermore, the proximate composition of both studied species exhibited similarities with the stomatopod Squilla mantis (Linnaeus, 1758) [53], the white seabream Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758), and the brown meagre Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758, with respect to lipid and protein contents [13].…”