Fat quality of fish roes and caviars collected from different supermarkets in Alexandria governorate

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A total of 100 swnples (25 of each) of herring ftsh roes (raw, smoked) and caviars (red ,blaclc) were collected from different retaa stores in Alexandria governorate to eval­ uate their fat quality which include fat,cholesterol contents, acid number, free fatty ac­ ids,coryugated dienes, thiobarbeturic acid ,and polyene index. The results revealed that fat content in smoked herring ftsh roes showed the highest concentration among the examined products with a mean value of 29.7% . Concerning cholesterol, black caviar showed the highest mean concentrations (254.2mg/ 1OOgm) while raw herring eggs showed the lowest (8.280 mg/ 1OOgm ). In case of acid number and free fatty ac­ ids ,the highest mean concentrations(6.542 mg KOH/g of fat and 3.271ml/gm., respec­ tively) werejound in smoked herring roes and the lowest(4.124 mg KOH/g of fat and 2.062 ml/gm., respectively) were in raw herring eggs . Regarding coryugated dienes and polyene index, the highest values(0.523n molejmg, 1.542 ml/gm) were detected in smoked herring roes . At the same time, black caviar showed the highest level of thio­ barbeturic acid value (4.689 mg/kg) whUe raw herring eggs had the lowest level (2.124mg/kg)

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