Bivalves as future source of sustainable natural omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Karsoon Tan; Hongyu Ma; Shengkang Li; Huaiping Zheng

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125907

Bivalves as future source of sustainable natural omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Food Chem. 2020 May 1:311:125907. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125907. Epub 2019 Nov 30.

Authors

Karsoon Tan¹, Hongyu Ma¹, Shengkang Li¹, Huaiping Zheng²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
² Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China. Electronic address: hpzheng@stu.edu.cn.

PMID: 31865115
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125907

Abstract

The increasing global population poses a huge challenge to food security, especially in terms of providing adequate sustainable and affordable high quality lipids. This article reviews the sources of natural omega-3 LC-PUFA and identifies the future direction for producing high quality lipids to meet growing market demands. Generally, bivalve lipids are high quality source of lipids that are beneficial to human health, regardless of species and habitat. There is also reason to believe that the development of bivalve farming worldwide, selective breeding of bivalves to increase the accumulation of omega-3 LC-PUFA and practising efficient usage of bivalve lipids can meeting some, if not all, of the growing demand for omega-3 LC-PUFA. Such information will aid to establish a promising source of high quality natural omega-3 LC-PUFA and ensure that all consumers have access to sufficient omega-3 LC-PUFA at an affordable price to support a healthier and balanced diet.

Keywords: Aquaculture; Bivalve; LC-PUFA; Natural alternative; Omega-3: omega-6; PUFA: SAFA.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bivalvia / chemistry*
Bivalvia / growth & development
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / analysis*
Food Supply
Humans

Substances

Fatty Acids, Omega-3