Department of Zoology, Maharshi Dayanand College (Affiliated to University of Mumbai), Mumbai-400 012, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author: Email: rishi.dalvi@gmail.com
Online published on 21 July, 2018.
The total lipid, phospholipids and cholesterol contents in the muscles of six marine shrimps viz., Parapenaeopsis stylifera, Parapenaeopsis sculptilis, Metapenaeus brevicornis, Litopenaeus vannamei, Nematopalaemon tenuipes and Acetes indicus has been reported in the present study. Total lipid were significantly (p<0.05) higher in N. tenuipes and M. brevicornis, while phospholipids were significantly (p<0.05) higher in only N. tenuipes than in other shrimp species. The cholesterol contents were higher than the phospholipids in all the shrimps except N. tenuipes. Overall, the present study showed that the selected shrimps were a good source of essential lipid with nutritional values. However, due to the high cholesterol content, moderate shrimp consumption could be recommended for normolipidemic individuals
Marine shrimps, total lipids, cholesterol, phospholipids
