Proximate analysis and fatty acid of Corbicula fluminea (C. fluminea) tissue in Kelantan, Malaysia

Rak AE 1 , Nasir SNAM 2 , Nor MM 3 , Han DK 2 , Appalasamy S 2 , Abdullah F 4 Show all authors , Ghazi RM 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Natural Resources and Sustainability, Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Locked Bag No. 100, 17600, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia. aweng@umk.edu.my
  • 2 Department of Natural Resources and Sustainability, Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Locked Bag No. 100, 17600, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 3 Institute of Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Locked Bag No. 100, 17600, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2020 Jul;27(20):24772-24785.
PMID: 32016873 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07923-0

Abstract

Corbicula fluminea (C. fluminea) is one of the mollusc species commonly eaten as a popular snack in Kelantan, Malaysia. This species contributes to the local economic activity. However, the handling process of C. fluminea at different processing stages (raw, smoke and selling stages) is believed to have affected the nutritional value in their soft tissue. Hence, this study aims to provide information about the chemical content (moisture, crude fat, ash, crude protein and carbohydrate) of C. fluminea and fatty acid of smoked C. fluminea at different processing stages. Samples were collected from Pasir Mas and Tumpat, Kelantan, Malaysia. The chemical content analysis was carried out based on the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) standard procedures. The results have indicated that moisture (80.93 ± 0.37%) and crude fat (10.82 ± 0.21%) in C. fluminea were significantly higher (p 

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