Fatty acid profiles of Paper Squid (Loligo edulis, Hoyle)

Abstract

Abstract Squid is one of the fisheries products with high production volume. It has the same characteristics as other fishery products, which is highly perishable in nature. Therefore it is important to optimize squid utilization. Diversification of squid products can be done into value-added products such as paper squid. The aim of this study was to investigate the fatty acids profile contained in paper squid (Loligo edulis, Hoyle). Analysis of fatty acids composition in squid was done by the gas chromatography method. The results showed that the fatty acids detected in paper squid consisted of 10 types of saturated fatty acids, 7 types of monounsaturated fatty acids, and 8 types of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The highest content of saturated fatty acids is palmitic acid, which is 7.45%. The highest content of monounsaturated fatty acid is oleic acid, which is 0.79%. The highest content of polyunsaturated fatty acids is docosahexaenoic acid, which is 22.57%.