Table 8.
Analytical values of selected minerals in in different species of fish sampled on the EAF Dr. Fridtjof Nansen cruise from Tangier to Cap Bojador in May 2017 (mean ± SD) a.
| Seafood | Iodine µg/100 g |
Selenium µg/100 g | Calcium mg/100 g |
Potassium mg/100 g |
Magnesium mg/100 g |
Zinc mg/100 g |
Iron mg/100 g |
Phosphorus mg/100 g |
Sodium mg/100 g |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Sample | |||||||||
| Sardine b | Whole fish (n = 9) | 67.4 ± 7.8 | 71.7 ± 19.2 | 716 ± 200 | 391 ± 33 | 45.5 ± 3.1 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 4.3 ± 0.8 | 579 ± 90 | 170 ± 19 |
| Sardine b | Fillet (n = 9) | 27.9 ± 5.1 | 34.7 ± 7.7 | 309 ± 118 | 441 ± 34 | 32.6 ± 1.9 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 407 ± 46 | 62 ± 5.5 |
| Anchovy c | Whole fish (n = 3) | 36.1 ± 2.7 | 38.2 ± 2.1 | 535 ± 56 | 416 ± 19 | 51.1 ± 2.6 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 553 ± 38 | 175 ± 9.1 |
| Anchovy d | Fillet (n = 6) | 12.7 ± 4.1 | 23.5 ± 2.5 | 211 ± 34 | 424 ± 7.9 | 33.7 ± 1.4 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 361 ± 20 | 72 ± 8.0 |
| Atlantic horse mackerel | Fillet (n = 25) | 25.2 ± 7.7 | 30.1 ± 4.3 | 46 ± 28 | 443 ± 25 | 30.2 ± 2.3 | 0.3 ± 0.03 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 251 ± 16 | 50 ± 13 |
| Axillary seabream | Fillet (n = 50) | 35.1 ± 12.5 | 48.4 ± 8.3 | 50 ± 37 | 482 ± 26 | 32.1 ± 1.5 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 283 ± 20 | 41 ± 4.5 |
a Values are given in mean ± SD. b Nine composite samples were analyzed consisting of in total 275 fish. c Three composite samples were analyzed consisting of in total 75 fish. d Six composite samples were analyzed, consisting of in total 120 fish.