Quality of Alaskan Maricultured Oysters ( Crassostrea gigas): A One‐Year Survey
ABSTRACT: The objective of this project was to provide relevant information to Alaska shellfish growers regarding the intrinsic quality of their farmed oysters. A 1‐y study was conducted to determine the condition indices, proximate composition, fatty acid content, and microbial load of commercially...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00186.x 2024-09-15T18:03:14+00:00 Quality of Alaskan Maricultured Oysters ( Crassostrea gigas): A One‐Year Survey Oliveira, A.C.M. Himelbloom, B. Crapo, C.A. Vorholt, C. Fong, Q. RaLonde, R. 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00186.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1750-3841.2006.00186.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Food Science volume 71, issue 9 ISSN 0022-1147 1750-3841 journal-article 2006 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00186.x 2024-09-05T05:05:09Z ABSTRACT: The objective of this project was to provide relevant information to Alaska shellfish growers regarding the intrinsic quality of their farmed oysters. A 1‐y study was conducted to determine the condition indices, proximate composition, fatty acid content, and microbial load of commercially harvested oysters from 3 different mariculture regions in the state of Alaska. Oysters from farms located in the regions of Prince William Sound, Kachemak Bay, and Southeast Alaska were sampled according to the farmers' harvest schedules. Our results suggest that Alaskan maricultured oysters have slight seasonal and regional differences. The condition indices of Alaska oysters were high, indicating an excellent quality product. The chemical composition and fatty acid profile of C. gigas from Alaska waters are in agreement with the values reported for mariculture oysters of same species from different parts of the world. The microbial content of Alaskan oysters varied widely between shipments from each specific geographic region and could not be correlated to either harvest time or transit time. Article in Journal/Newspaper Crassostrea gigas Kachemak Alaska Wiley Online Library Journal of Food Science 71 9 C532 C543 |
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ABSTRACT: The objective of this project was to provide relevant information to Alaska shellfish growers regarding the intrinsic quality of their farmed oysters. A 1‐y study was conducted to determine the condition indices, proximate composition, fatty acid content, and microbial load of commercially harvested oysters from 3 different mariculture regions in the state of Alaska. Oysters from farms located in the regions of Prince William Sound, Kachemak Bay, and Southeast Alaska were sampled according to the farmers' harvest schedules. Our results suggest that Alaskan maricultured oysters have slight seasonal and regional differences. The condition indices of Alaska oysters were high, indicating an excellent quality product. The chemical composition and fatty acid profile of C. gigas from Alaska waters are in agreement with the values reported for mariculture oysters of same species from different parts of the world. The microbial content of Alaskan oysters varied widely between shipments from each specific geographic region and could not be correlated to either harvest time or transit time. |
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Oliveira, A.C.M. Himelbloom, B. Crapo, C.A. Vorholt, C. Fong, Q. RaLonde, R. Quality of Alaskan Maricultured Oysters ( Crassostrea gigas): A One‐Year Survey |
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Oliveira, A.C.M. Himelbloom, B. Crapo, C.A. Vorholt, C. Fong, Q. RaLonde, R. |
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Quality of Alaskan Maricultured Oysters ( Crassostrea gigas): A One‐Year Survey |
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Quality of Alaskan Maricultured Oysters ( Crassostrea gigas): A One‐Year Survey |
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Quality of Alaskan Maricultured Oysters ( Crassostrea gigas): A One‐Year Survey |
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Quality of Alaskan Maricultured Oysters ( Crassostrea gigas): A One‐Year Survey |
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Quality of Alaskan Maricultured Oysters ( Crassostrea gigas): A One‐Year Survey |
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quality of alaskan maricultured oysters ( crassostrea gigas): a one‐year survey |
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