Objective To systematically analyze the nutrition, taste and texture characteristics of salt field shrimp, an ecological shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) that grows in salt field evaporation ponds or muddy and sandy water surfaces with a salinity of over 30‰. Methods Taking freshwater cultured Penaeus vannamei (D0) as control, the conventional nutritional components, amino acids, fatty acids, major mineral elements, active substances, free amino acids, nucleotides, quaternary ammonium compounds, organic acids, texture, and color after cooking of two kinds of salt field shrimps cultured in different salinity fields (Penaeus vannamei, recorded as Y45 and Y30 separately) in Binzhou City were analyzed, and their nutritional quality was evaluated. Results Compared with freshwater shrimp, salt field shrimp had higher protein and ash content, and lower fat content. The 18 kinds of amino acids were detected in both salt field shrimp and freshwater shrimp, with glutamic acid being found the highest level, followed by aspartic acid, and tryptophan the lowest content. The proportion of essential amino acids to the total amino acid content in shrimp of all 3 groups were higher than 35.38%, and the essential amino acid index was much higher than 100, indicating balanced amino acids and high nutritional value. The unsaturation degree of fatty acids in all three groups of shrimp was high and the mineral elements such as calcium, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium in salt field shrimp were significantly higher than those in freshwater shrimp. The content of active substances such as taurine and astaxanthin was much higher than that in freshwater shrimp, but their body color tended to be lighter after cooking. The nutritional quality index of protein, phosphorus, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium in salt field shrimp was much higher than 1, indicating that salt field shrimp had greater ability to provide these nutrients than to provide thermal energy. In terms of flavor substances, the content of free amino acids in salt field shrimp was as high as 3119.88 mg/100 g (Y45), and the content of Na+, Cl-, betaine, and tartaric acid was significantly higher than that in freshwater shrimp. Free amino acids Arg, Gly, Ala, Glu, inorganic ions, betaine, tartaric acid, lactic acid, and succinic acid were the main contributors to its taste, while other organic acids, flavor nucleotides, reducing sugars, etc. also provided it with richer taste. From the texture results, it could be seen that the muscle hardness and shear force of salt field shrimp were low and the elasticity was high, which means the meat of salt field shrimp was more tender than that of freshwater shrimp. Conclusion In summary, salt field shrimp (Penaeus vannameii) is a food with high protein, low fat, balanced amino acid composition, fresh and sweet taste, and high dietary nutritional value.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |