Byrd, Kendra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4528-752X, Thilsted, Shakuntala H. and Fiorella, Kathryn J. (2020) Fish nutrient composition: a review of global data from poorly assessed inland and marine species. Public Health Nutrition, 24 (3). pp. 476-486. ISSN 1368-9800 (Print), 1475-2727 (Online) (doi:10.1017/S1368980020003857)

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Abstract

Objective: Our understanding of the nutrient contribution of fish and other aquatic species to human diets relies on nutrient composition data for a limited number of species. Yet particularly for nutritionally vulnerable aquatic food consumers, consumption includes a wide diversity of species whose nutrient composition data are disparate, poorly compiled or unknown.
Design: To address the gap in understanding fish and other aquatic species’ nutrient composition data, we reviewed the literature with an emphasis on species of fish that are under-represented in global databases. We reviewed 164 articles containing 1370 entries of all available nutrient composition data (e.g. macronutrients, micronutrients and fatty acids) and heavy metals (e.g. Pb and Hg) for 515 species, including both inland and marine species of fish, as well as other aquatic species (e.g. crustaceans, molluscs, etc.) when those species were returned by our searches.
Results: We highlight aquatic species that are particularly high in nutrients of global importance, including Fe, Zn, Ca, vitamin A and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and demonstrate that, in many cases, a serving can fill critical nutrient needs for pregnant and lactating women and young children.
Conclusions: By collating the available nutrient composition data on species of fish and other aquatic species, we provide a resource for fisheries and nutrition researchers, experts and practitioners to better understand these critical species and include them in fishery management as well as food-based programmes and policies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	nutrition; fisheries; food security; nutrition security; fish access; small indigenous species; aquatic food systems; marine food systems
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Food Systems Research Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Food Systems Research > Food Systems & Nutrition
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2024 09:46
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/47877

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