Spiny-Cheek Crayfish, Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817), as an Alternative Food Source

Śmietana, Natalia; Panicz, Remigiusz; Śmietana, Przemysław; Nędzarek, Arkadiusz

doi:10.3390/ani11010059

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“…Generally, AI and TI should be kept at low levels (<1.0 for AI and <0.5 for TI) [ 24 ]. The observed AI and TI of the crayfish meat were lower than those for other meats such as beef, lamb, pork, chicken and rabbit [ 23 ]. The authors revised the sentence: High level of n-3 PUFA, low n-3/n-6 ratio, AI and TI indicated that the meat of spiny crayfish could be considered as an alternative source of essential fatty acids and that regular consumption of crayfish meat has great potential for protecting against coronary disease [ 22 , 24 ].…”

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“…Previous research has revealed that crayfish meat is an excellent source of minerals, particularly calcium, sodium, potassium, copper, zinc, magnesium and iron [ 21 , 22 ]. In comprehensive literature reviews, only a few scientific studies have investigated spiny-cheek crayfish meat [ 23 , 24 , 25 ]. Thus, there is insufficient data that fully describes the safety, nutritive value and sensorial properties of spiny-cheek crayfish meat, which are a prerequisite for their exploitation and placement as a novel product in the market.…”

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Invasive Crayfish Faxonius limosus: Meat Safety, Nutritional Quality and Sensory Profile

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Čabarkapa

Rakita

et al. 2022

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety parameters, nutritional value and sensory profile of the meat from spiny-cheek crayfish (Faxonius limosus), captured from the Danube River in Serbia. To achieve this, we determined their microbiological safety, chemical composition, minerals and heavy metals, fatty acid and amino acid profile, as well as a sensory profile of the meat. The obtained results showed that the meat from crayfish was microbiologically safe. Crayfish meat has a high nutritional quality, high protein content (18.12%) and a total of 17 detected amino acids, of which essential amino acids constituted 6.96 g/100 g sample. Additionally, the crayfish meat was characterized by high levels of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), particularly n-3 PUFA, at an optimal ratio of n-3/n-6 and with low values of atherogenic and thrombogenic indices. Predominant macrominerals in the meat are K, followed by Na, Ca, P and Mg, whereas the content of microminerals was in the following order: Zn > Cu > Fe > Mn. The concentrations of accumulated toxic metals (Cd, Pb, As and Hg) did not exceed the maximum allowed levels. Sensory analysis confirmed that the meat from spiny-cheek crayfish has the potential to become a new food source of essential nutrients.

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Invasive Crayfish Faxonius limosus: Meat Safety, Nutritional Quality and Sensory Profile

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Rakita

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“…Only in the case of Cu was DRI exceeded, with the range from 88 to 164% of DRI. As confirmed by Śmietana et al ( 2021 ), the consumption of 100 g of chelae muscle of spiny-cheek crayfish from Lake Sominko covers 103.7 and 54.8% of the consumer’s daily demand for Zn and Ca, respectively. The consumption of 100 g of abdomen muscle mostly covers the demand for Zn (17.08%).…”

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“…It has been proposed that crayfish muscle can be considered by the food industry as an alternative source of raw material (Śmietana et al 2021 ). According to these authors, the abdomen and chelae muscles can be a source of minerals, too.…”

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Factors influencing accumulation of Zn, Cu, and Ca in the tissues of spiny-cheek crayfish (Faxonius limosus, Rafinesque, 1817)

Stanek

Chachaj

Różański

2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Both physicochemical and biological factors affect the degree of metal accumulation in crayfish tissues. The content of metals and correlations between the metal concentrations in different tissues and the total length of crayfish is suitable indicators of contamination of the aquatic environment. The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of age and sex of crayfish on the degree of accumulation of Ca, Cu, and Zn in the muscle and exoskeleton. A total of 100 individuals of the spiny-cheek crayfish (Faxonius limosus, Rafinesque, 1817) were caught from Głowińsk reservoir (Poland) in October 2019 using fyke nets. Metal concentrations were determined in freeze-dried samples of the abdominal muscle, exoskeleton, bottom sediment, and water using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). Here, we show that the highest concentrations of Zn were found in the muscle of 4-year-old females, Cu in 3-year-old males, and Ca in 4-year-old males. Sex was a significant factor affecting the content of Ca in the muscle and Zn in the exoskeleton. Age was a significant factor affecting the content of Zn, Cu, and Ca in the muscle and Zn and Cu in the exoskeleton. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) of Zn and Cu in the muscle and exoskeleton of spiny-cheek crayfish was much higher from water than from sediments, unlike Ca. Furthermore, we found significant correlation for muscle between Zn and total length in 3-year-old females and 4-year-old males and between Cu and TL in 3-year-old males. Analysing the recommended daily intake (RDI) for the investigated minerals confirmed that the consumption of 100 g of spiny-cheek crayfish muscle could meet daily requirement for Zn up to 27.5%, for Ca in 12.4%, and over 100% for Cu. The conducted analyses confirmed that the consumption of crayfish meat was safe for the health of potential consumers in terms of the analysed metal content.

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“…Additionally, Brenneis et al (2011) show, by means of an experimental approach that the native crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus consumes and digests the NZMS, which could be an important food source for this species in areas invaded by the NZMS. Crayfish species are used as a source of food and disease control in many parts of the world (Gherardi, 2011;Nonaka, 2012;Heikal et al, 2018;Smietana et al, 2021). Thus, the NZMS may potentially increase the many ecosystem services reported for crayfish species (Gherardi, 2011), which can be important in aquatic ecosystems Fig.…”

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Effects of the invasive aquatic snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1853) on ecosystem properties and services

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Ecosystems provide benefits to humans, including provisioning, regulating, and cultural services. However, invasive species can threaten ecosystem well-functioning and services provided. One invasive species with such potential is the New Zealand mud snail (NZMS) Potamopyrgus antipodarum. The aims of this study are focused on the quantitative review of (1) the NZMS impacts on ecosystem properties and their direct links with ecosystem services, and (2) the ecosystem services that can be affected by the NZMS. The high density reached by this species in most of the invaded ecosystems and its highly competitive ability affect ecosystem structure and functioning. However, some facilitation processes on native species may result in an improvement of some services. The NZMS tends to positively affect cultural services (88% positive cases) but negatively to provisioning services (77% of cases). Regarding, regulating and maintenance services, the proportions of positive and negative effects were similar (45% vs 36%, respectively). Therefore, the NZMS is a species with numerous negative impacts on ecosystem services. However, ecosystem services related to health (e.g., dilution effect against parasites) and research (e.g., biomonitoring) are cultural services that the NZMS can improve. No economic assessment of the impacts of the NZMS is available in the literature.

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Spiny-Cheek Crayfish, Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817), as an Alternative Food Source

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References 103 publications

Invasive Crayfish Faxonius limosus: Meat Safety, Nutritional Quality and Sensory Profile

Invasive Crayfish Faxonius limosus: Meat Safety, Nutritional Quality and Sensory Profile

Factors influencing accumulation of Zn, Cu, and Ca in the tissues of spiny-cheek crayfish (Faxonius limosus, Rafinesque, 1817)

Effects of the invasive aquatic snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1853) on ecosystem properties and services

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