Nutrient composition of demersal, pelagic, and mesopelagic fish species sampled off the coast of Bangladesh and their potential contribution to food and nutrition security—The EAF-Nansen Programme

• Main Authors: Anna Nordhagen, Abu Ansar Md Rizwan, Inger Aakre, Amalie Moxness Reksten, Lauren Michelle Pincus, Annbjørg Bøkevoll, Al Mamun, Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Thaung Htut, Thiruchenduran Somasundaram, Marian Kjellevold
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Food sciences not elsewhere classified; Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Food Science & Technology; fish; nutrient composition; recommended nutrient intakes; micronutrients; food and nutrition security; Bangladesh; Bay of Bengal; marine; food composition data; mesopelagic; FATTY-ACID-COMPOSITION; VITAMIN-A; DIETARY SOURCE; FRESH-WATER; FISHERIES; CALCIUM; RICH; STRATEGIES; DEFICIENCIES; AQUACULTURE; School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Centre for Integrative Ecology; 3005 Fisheries sciences; Norway; Fridtjof; Bombay; Fridtjof Nansen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30139289; https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Nutrient_composition_of_demersal_pelagic_and_mesopelagic_fish_species_sampled_off_the_coast_of_Bangladesh_and_their_potential_contribution_to_food_and_nutrition_security_The_EAF-Nansen_Programme/20701756

Fish is a major part of the Bangladeshi diet, but data on the nutrient composition of marine fish species are sparse. Mesopelagic fish may be a new potential resource of food and nutrients; however, nutrient composition data are lacking. The aim of this study was to provide nutrient composition data of fish species sampled off the coast of Bangladesh and determine their potential contribution to recommended nutrient intakes (RNI). Seven species from the pelagic, mesopelagic, and demersal zones were sampled from the coast of Bangladesh with Dr. Fridtjof Nansen in 2018. Three pooled samples containing 15-840 individuals from each species were analysed at the Institute of Marine Research, Norway. The demersal species contained substantially lower concentrations of nearly all nutrients, whereas the mesopelagic species generally were more nutrient dense. All species, except for the demersal species Bombay duck (9% dry matter), were found to contribute ≥100% to the RNI of vitamin B12, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, and selenium. All species, except for the demersal fish species, contributed ≥25% to the RNI of six or more nutrients. The data presented in this paper are an important contribution to the Bangladeshi food composition table and contribute to the understanding of fish as an important source of micronutrients.