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Title: | Nutritional and Antioxidant Properties of Sea Slug (Discodoris sp.) from Pamekasan Indonesia Sea Water |
Authors: | Nurjanah Hafiluddin Nurhayati, Tati Nugraha, Roni |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. |
Series/Report no.: | Vol.79 No.1 (2012), pp.40-47; |
Abstract: | Sea slug, Discodoris sp., is an important organism for Pamekasan people, as it is used for nutraceutical and functional food. However there is lack comprehensive scientific study regarding the efficacy of Discodoris sp. in improving people health. Therefore an experiment was conducted to study the nutritional and bioactive compound of Discodoris sp from Pamekasan Indonesia sea water. Discodoris sp was collected from coastal wetland and mangrove swamps of Pamekasan. Sample was cleaned, dried and mashed. The proximate, amino acids, fatty acids and antioxidant compound were evaluated following the accepted procedure. Discodoris sp has a potential as nutraceutical and functional food as it contained high protein. Fatty acid content of Discodoris sp. was dominated by unsaturated fatty acids with linolenic acid (C18:3, n-3) as the highest component. Discodoris sp. contained high level of alkaloid, steroid and phenolic compound which posseses antioxidant properties. Discodoris sp contained high nutrient and beneficial for human health. |
URI: | http://repository.ipb.ac.id/handle/123456789/77132 |
ISSN: | 1450-216X |
Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science |
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