Table 2

Proportions of fatty acid types reported in the literature for fresh flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) and golden grey mullet (Liza aurata).

Specie/FAO area or country Locality Water type SFAs content (%) MUFAs content (%) PUFAs content (%) Processed or raw Reference
Mugil cephalus            
Tunisia Wed Abid Lake 28.7 ± 0.3 28.3 ± 0.2 26.7 ± 0.3 Raw Bouzgarrou et al., 2016
  F 32.4 ± 0.3 36.5 ± 1.5 22.1 ± 0.1 Smoked  
Egypt Nile Delta (Tanta) 36.9 22.6 33 Raw Mostafa and Salem, 2015
  B          
India Parangipettai Coast 40.2 ± 0.2 33.5 ± 0.3 26.3 ± 0.3 Raw Kumaran et al., 2012
  M          
Turkey Mediterranean 32.8 25.8 24.8 Raw Özogul and Özogul, 2007
  M          
US Atlantic (Charleston) 35.7 to 39.4 11.3 to 29.2 16.6 to 40.4 Raw Gooch et al., 1987
  M          
Liza ramada            
Tunisia Wed Abid Lake 48.6 ± 0.9 24.1 ± 1.5 17.8 ± 0.1 Raw Bouzgarrou and Sadok, 2017
  F 54.8 ± 3.9 19.5 ± 1.9 19.6 ± 1.3 Salted  
    47.9 ± 1.7 23.2 ± 1.4 20.5 ± 0.4 Smoked  
Liza aurata            
Italy Mediterranean 39.8 ± 0.9 31.4 ± 1.4 27.7 ± 0.5 Raw Prato and Biandolino, 2012
  M          
Iran Caspian Sea 35.2 ± 0.6 46.4 ± 1.4 7.1 ± 0.3 Raw Hedayatifard and Youssefian, 2010
  M 31.7 ± 1.2 45.3 ± 1.3 15.2 ± 0.4 Salted  
             
Iran Caspian Sea 22.5 34.4 21.9 Raw Hedayatifard, 2009
  M          

SFAs − Saturated Fatty Acids; MUFAs − Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids; PUFAs − Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids

B − Brakish water; M − Marine water; _ − not indicated;

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