Effects of environmental characteristics of aquaculture sites on the quality of cultivated Newfoundland blue mussels (Mytilus edulis)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2236-2241

  Khan, Muhammad Ahmad ^a,b,c   Parrish, Christopher C ^b   Shahidi, Fereidoon ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture sites; Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis); Chemical and physical hydrography; DHA; EPA; Fatty acid composition; Meat content; Optimum harvest; Quality; Shell size

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MYTILUS EDULIS;

FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSSEL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASON; SHELLFISH; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACIDS; MYTILUS EDULIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONS; SHELLFISH; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33645784881     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf051587+     Document Type: Article

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