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Carotenoid pigments in seafoods and aquaculture.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9491309     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Color plays a major role in the overall acceptability of food products. It is considered one of man's basic experiences that a particular foodstuff has to be of a distinct color in order to be edible. The color of a seafood is the first characteristic noted by the consumer and is directly related to the subsequent acceptance or rejection of it. Carotenoids contribute to the yellow, orange, and red colors of the skin, shell, or exoskeleton of aquatic animals. Indeed, they are the most widespread pigments found in nature, as they occur in bacteria, yeasts, mold, all green plants, and many animals, and therefore various functions have been attributed to them. From anthropocentric consideration, the most significant aspect of carotenoids is the color they impart to our food and environment. In animals, the carotenoids are also associated with reproductive organs and hence the hatching success and survival of alevins.
Authors:
F Shahidi; Metusalach; J A Brown
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical reviews in food science and nutrition     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1040-8398     ISO Abbreviation:  Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr     Publication Date:  1998 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-03-26     Completed Date:  1998-03-26     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8914818     Medline TA:  Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-67     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aquaculture*
Carotenoids* / analysis,  chemistry,  classification
Crustacea / metabolism*
Fishes / metabolism*
Mollusca / metabolism*
Seafood / analysis*,  standards
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
36-88-4/Carotenoids

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