[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND FATTY ACID PROFILES OF SELECTED FISH SPECIES FROM PAKISTAN",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Ahmed",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Liaquat",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Shah",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Abdel-Farid",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Jahangir1",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2020]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "30",
  "issue": "4",
  "page": "869-875",
  "DOI": "https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2020.4.0102",
  "abstract": "<p>In present study, the economically most important fish species, namely Mahseer (<em>Tor putitora</em>), Silver carp (<em>Hypophthalmichthys molitrix</em>), Common carp (<em>Cyprinus carpio</em>), Thela fish (<em>Catla catla</em>) and Rainbow trout (<em>Oncorhynchus mykiss</em>) from Pakistan, were evaluated for their proximate compositions and fatty acid profiles. All of the analyzed fish were collected from the Northwestern regions (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) of Pakistan. Proximate analysis was done by using standard AOAC methods, whereas the detailed fatty acid composition was evaluated by using gas liquid chromatography. A significant difference (p&lt; 0.05) was noticed for various proximate parameters and fatty acids profiles among fish species. Palmatic acid (C16:0) was the copious fatty acid of each fish species, with a range from 16.7% to 24.6%. Furthermore, all fish species were found as good sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) including alpha linolenic acids (ALA C18:3), arachidonic acids (AA C20:4), eicosapentaenoic (EPA C20:5) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA C22:6) and protein. Whereas, Rainbow trout ranked highest in PUFAs while Mahseer proved to have highest protein contents.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=Fish-19-0002"
}]