Fatty Acid Composition of the Lipids from Atlantic Salmon—Comparison of Two Extraction Methods without Halogenated Solvents

The scope of this paper was to apply two recently developed methods for lipid extraction: the methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) method and the BUME method. These two methods do not include halogenated solvents, which makes them less hazardous to the environment, less toxic, and needed in less volume co...

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Published in:Foods
Main Authors: Nechev, Jordan, Edvinsen, Guro Kristine, Eilertsen, Karl-Erik
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2021
Subjects:
VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920
VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20291
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10010073
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Summary:The scope of this paper was to apply two recently developed methods for lipid extraction: the methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) method and the BUME method. These two methods do not include halogenated solvents, which makes them less hazardous to the environment, less toxic, and needed in less volume compared to the standard methods for lipid extraction. Fatty acid composition of the lipids from Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar Linnæus, 1758) was obtained by both procedures. The methods were effective and thirty-three fatty acids were identified. The amounts of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids obtained by the MTBE method were found to be similar to the overall mean values observed in farmed salmon. The yield of the total lipids obtained by the BUME method was 13% lower. Although the methods involved different solvents, they showed similar fatty acids profile of the lipids from Atlantic salmon. Both methods were validated and some practical challenges were discussed.

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