Kandungan Asam Lemak, Kolesterol, dan Deskripsi Jaringan Daging Belut (Monopterus albus) Segar dan Rebus

Abstract

Eel (Monopterus albus) is an aquatic biota that have a high nutrient content such as fatty acids and cholesterol. The purpose of this research was to determine the chemical composition, fatty acid, cholesterol, and description of tissue in fresh dan boiled eel. Fatty acids can be divided into saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. The highest content of saturated fatty acids (SFA) in fresh eel was palmitic acid 13.79 %, the highest content of monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) was oleic acid 19.45 %, the highest content of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) was linoleic acid 7.42 %. The content of fatty acid and cholesterol in eel has changed overall due to the boiling process. The content of cholesterol were 60 mg/100 gram (in fresh eel) and 56.32 mg/100 gram (in boiled sample). The structure of eel’s tissue changed due the boiling proces