Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 1562-2916 18 3 2019 07 01 Nutrient compositional differentiation in the muscle of wild, inshore and offshore cage-cultured large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) 497 506 116906 10.22092/ijfs.2018.116906 EN Yangyang Gong East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute Jianxue Lu East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute Yanqing Huang East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute Lujiao Gao East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute Xiaoshan Wang East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute Huizhen Huang Mindong Fishery Research Institute of Fujian Province Journal Article 2016 03 16 The proximate composition, amino acid and fatty acid composition in the muscle of wild, inshore and offshore cage-cultured large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) were determined to identify nutritional differences. Wild fish groups showed highest content of moisture and crude protein, but lowest lipid content. Offshore cage-cultured fish showed significantly higher content of moisture and crude protein content, but lower crude lipid content than inshore cage-cultured fish. The content of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and alanine was higher in wild large yellow croaker than that of in inshore cage-cultured groups, but similar to offshore cage-cultured fish. Significant lower contents of total amino acids, essential amino acids, non-essential amino acids and flavor-enhancing amino acids content were recorded in two cultured fish groups than those in wild group. While no major differences in fatty acids composition were found between wild and cage-cultured groups except for linoleic acid. The fish from offshore cages has much better nutrient profile than inshore cage-cultured fish, but is still inferior compared to wild fish. https://jifro.areeo.ac.ir/article_116906_922e9091c241a73f7c59260d48a70362.pdf