Research Article

Impact of Overwintering Hoard on the Edible Tissues, Muscle Quality, Hepatopancreas Color, and Proximate Biochemical and Amino Acid Compositions of Male Eriocheir sinensis

Table 1

Comparisons on proximate nutrient biochemical composition of male Eriocheir sinensis before and after hoarding in winter (% wet weight).

CornHepatopancreas (n = 4)Gonad (n = 4)Muscle (n = 4)
Before hoardingAfter hoardingBefore hoardingAfter hoardingBefore hoardingAfter hoarding

Moisture10.8750.08 ± 6.7550.83 ± 3.4671.18 ± 0.7574.13 ± 2.0475.39 ± 0.7378.02 ± 1.63
Crude protein8.169.35 ± 0.678.20 ± 0.9615.48 ± 3.5713.02 ± 3.5213.86 ± 2.4013.27 ± 1.67
Crude lipid4.0737.68 ± 6.5339.85 ± 2.721.13 ± 0.291.24 ± 0.161.33 ± 0.180.90 ± 0.15