TY  - JOUR
T1  - Seasonal Changes in Total Carotenoid Contents of Some Fish and Crustaceans Inhabiting the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
AU - Yanar, Yasemen AU - Yanar, Mahmut AU - Buyukcapar, Hakan Murat 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 24
SP  - 4501
EP  - 4505
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.4501.4505
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.4501.4505
KW  - Shrimp
KW  -crab
KW  -red porgy
KW  -red mullet
KW  -carotenoid
KW  -seasonal changes
AB  - This study was conducted to determined the total carotenoid 
  concentration of different body parts of green tiger shrimp (<I>Penaeus semisulcatus</I>), 
  kuruma shrimp (<I>Penaeus japonicus</I>), speckled shrimp (<I>Metapenaeus monoceros</I>), 
  blue crab (<I>Callinectus sapidus</I>), red porgy (<I>Pagrus pagrus</I>) and 
  red mullet (<I>Mullus barbatus</I>) caught from the coast of the Eastern Mediterranean 
  in February and October. The carotenoid levels of head, shell and whole body 
  of all animals were higher in October than those in February while their muscle 
  carotenoids were not affected by seasons, except for kuruma shrimp and speckled 
  shrimp. Amounts of carotenoids were highest in the head, decreasing in shell 
  (or skin) and muscle. Average total carotenoid concentration among body parts 
  of species ranged from 16.19-55.44 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> in green tiger shrimp, 
  16.77-74.92 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> in kuruma shrimp, 17.24-66.36 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  in speckled shrimp, 6.41-14.34 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> in blue crab, 1.37-28.77 mg 
  kg<SUP>-1</SUP> in red porgy and 1.30-39.26 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> in red mullet. 
  These values are quite high compared to other sea foods. Since, coloration plays 
  an important role in consumer preference, it would be advantageous to fish these 
  animals in October rather than February.
ER  -