NUTRITION INFORMATION:
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PROTEIN (31.1-32.6%)
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FAT (0.9-2.3%)
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POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID EPA (EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID, C20:5 N-3, OMEGA 3) WERE SPECIFIC FOR THIS COLD WATER SPECIES, COMPARED TO TROPIC SPECIES.
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HIGHEST LEVELS OF AMINO ACID TAURINE (23 MG/100 MG)
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HIGHEST LEVELS OF AMINO ACID GLYCINE (0.86 MG/100 MG)
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HIGH LEVELS OF VITAMINS B2, B3 AND E, AS WELL AS PRESENCE OF Β-CAROTENE, A PRECURSOR FOR VITAMIN A WERE ALSO DETECTED.
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HIGHEST MINERAL LEVELS OF:
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NA (167 076,00 MG/KG),
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CA (25 651,70 MG/KG),
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MG (5 200,20 MG/KG),
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P (2 039,40 MG/KG),
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FE (50,47 MG/KG) AND
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ZN (37,30 MG/KG).
Ringvold, Halldis & Kjerstad, Margareth. (2017). Norwegian red sea cucumber, Parastichopus tremulus (Gunnerus, 1767) (Holothuroidea, Echinodermata): chemical and nutritional analysis.