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Peer Review Status: Refereed
Title: Freshwater Macrophytes: A Potential Source of Minerals and Fatty Acids for Fish, Poultry, and Livestock
Author(s): Kumar, Guddu
Sharma, JaiGopal
Goswami, Ravi Kumar
Shrivastav, Avanish Kumar
Tocher, Douglas R
Kumar, Neelesh
Chakrabarti, Rina
Keywords: alpha-linolenic acid
linoleic acid
n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
sodium
iron
freshwater macrophytes
Issue Date: 2022
Date Deposited: 23-May-2022
Citation: Kumar G, Sharma J, Goswami RK, Shrivastav AK, Tocher DR, Kumar N & Chakrabarti R (2022) Freshwater Macrophytes: A Potential Source of Minerals and Fatty Acids for Fish, Poultry, and Livestock. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, Art. No.: 869425. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.869425
Abstract: The freshwater macrophytes are abundant in tropical and subtropical climates. These macrophytes may be used as feed ingredients for fish and other animals. The nutritional value of twelve freshwater-cultured macrophytes was evaluated in the present study. Significantly higher crude protein (36.94–36.65%) and lipid (8.13–7.62%) were found in Lemna minor and Spirodela polyrhiza; ash content was significantly higher in Hydrilla verticillata, Wolffia globosa, and Pistia stratiotes (20.69–21.00%) compared with others. The highest levels of sodium, magnesium, chromium, and iron levels were recorded in P. stratiotes. H. verticillata was a rich source of copper, manganese, cobalt, and zinc; the contents of calcium, magnesium, strontium, and nickel were highest in S. polyrhiza. Selenium and potassium contents were higher in Salvinia natans and W. globosa, respectively. The n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) contents were significantly higher in W. globosa and Ipomoea aquatica, respectively compared with others. Linoleic and α-linolenic acids were dominant n-6 and n-3 PUFAs. The highest value (4.04) of n-3/n-6 was found in I. aquatica. The ratio ranged from 0.61 to 2.46 in other macrophytes. This study reveals that macrophytes are rich sources of minerals, n-6 and n-3 PUFAs.
DOI Link: 10.3389/fnut.2022.869425
Rights: © 2022 Kumar, Sharma, Goswami, Shrivastav, Tocher, Kumar and Chakrabarti. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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