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Arthropods, 2014, 3(1): 20-26
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Mineral composition of edible crab Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius (Crustacea: Decapoda)

P. Soundarapandian1, D. Varadharajan1, S. Ravichandran2
1Faculty of Marine Sciences, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai-608 502. Tamil Nadu, India
2Department of Zoology, Government Arts College, Kumbakonam, India

Received 21 February 2013;Accepted 25 March 2013;Published online 1 March 2014
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Abstract
Totally 7 minerals were reported in the present study. For the individual contribution 5(Sodium>Calcium>Potassium>Iron>Magnesium),7(Sodium>Calcium>Iron>Potassium>Phosphorus>Magnesium>Zinc) and 4(Calcium>Sodium>Iron>Magnesium) minerals were reported in males, females and berried females respectively. In all sexes sodium and calcium were maximum and magnesium was minimum. Comparatively females contain maximum amount of minerals than males and berried females. Phosphorous and zinc were absent in males whereas potassium was absent in addition to phosphorous and zinc in berried females. Among different sexes females contain maximum amount of minerals (61.56 mg) followed by males (39.92 mg) and berried females (35.11 mg). From the study females contain maximum amount of minerals than berried females and males. So it is recommended to consume females to get maximum minerals.

Keywords minerals;males;females;berried females;Podophthalmus vigil.


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