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FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE Translation Series No. 4392 Studies on nutritive value of the protein of Antarctic krill (Report 1). Estimation of protein efficiency ration and biological value of krill protein in rats by M. Iwaya, Y. Kobatake and E. Tamura Original title: Okiami Tanpakushitsu no Eiyoka ni kansuru Kenkyu (Dai 1 ppo) Ratto ni yoru Tanpakushitsu Koritsu, Seibutsuka no Sokutei From: Eiyogaku Zasshi 35: 101-107, 1977 Translated by the Translation Bureau (IHW/PS) Multilingual Services Division Department of the Secretary of State of Canada Department of the Environment Fisheries and Marine Service Halifax Laboratory Halifax, N. S. 1978 14 pages typescript DEPARTMENTOFTHESECRETARYOFSTATE •• SECRÉTARIAT D'ÉTAT TRANSLATION BUREAU BUREAU DES TRADUCTIONS DIVISION DES SERVICES MULTILINGUAL SERVICES CANADA MULTILINGUES DIVISION [-e'er zi312\, TRANSLATED FROM - TRADUCTION DE INTO - EN Japanese English AUTHOR - AUTEUR Masako IWAYA, Yoshiki KOBATAKE, Einosuke TAMURA TITLE IN ENGLISH - TITRE ANGLAIS STUDIES ON NUTRITIVE VALUE OF THE PROTEIN OF ANTARCTIC KRILL (REPORT 1). ESTIMATION OF PROTEIN EFFICIENCY RATIO AND BIOLOGICAL VALUE OF KRILL PROTEIN IN RATS. TITLE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TRANSLITERATE FOREIGN CHARACTERS) TITRE EN LANGUE ÉTRANGÉRE (TRANSCRIRE EN CARACTÈRES ROMAINS) Okiami Tanpakushitsu no EiySka-ni kansuru Kenkyil (Dai 1ppi5) Ratto ni yoru Tanpakushitsu leritsu, Seibutsuka no Sokutei. REFERENCE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE (NAME OF BOOK OR PUBLICATION) IN FULL. TRANSLITERATE . FOREIGN CHARACTERS. RÉFÉRENCE EN LANGUE ÉTRANGÉRE (NOM DU LIVRE OU PUBLICATION), AU COMPLET, TRANSCRIRE EN CARACTÈRES ROMAINS. 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STUDIES ON NUTRITIVE VALUE OF THE PROTEIN OF ANTARCTIC KRILL (REPORT 1) ESTIMATION OF PROTEIN EFFICIENCY RATIO AND BIOLOGICAL VALUE OF KRILL PROTEIN IN RATS By Masako IWAYA, Yoshiki KOBATAKE, Einosuke TAMURA Division of Biochemistry, The National Institute of Nutrition 101 Nutritive value of the protein of antarctic krill (Eaphausia sperba) was estimated by rat assay. Results Were as follows: 1) Weight gain, protein efficiency ratio (PER) and net protein ratio (NPR) for the protein of precooked krill, which was . freeze-dried and defatted, were almost the same to those for casein, but these values were obviously lower than those of whole-egg protein. The slope ratio technique indicated that the relative nutritive values (RNV) of protein of precooked krill and casein were 87.4 and 77.6% of the value of whole-egg protein, respectively. 3) Biological values (BV) of protein at 10% dietary level were 82.2 for precooked krill, 77.6 for raw krill, 84.9 for the extracted protein with alkaline solution, and 87.4 for eviscerated precooked krill. The true digestibility of protein of raw krill was lower than that of precooked krill (raw 88.8%, precooked 91.7%). 2) • UNEDITED TRANSLATION For information only TRADUCTION NON REVISEE Information se ulement SEC 5-25 (Rev. 6/78) • 2 Attention has been drawn to an as yet unused food resource, the Antarctic Krill (Euphausiaswperba), as a possible source of protein. Due to lack of experience with this species as food, it is imperative to examine thoroughly its safety, nutritive value, and food value prior There have been in these areas of concern a to widespread usage. number of research reports dealing with a determination of its chemical composition acid 3)9) protein) 1)2)6)-8) , an analysis of its fatty acid 4)5) and amino composition, an analysis of the nutritive value (principally 9)10)11) , etc. These results have demonstrated that krill has sufficient food value and is also a promising source of protein. In order to assess the nutritive value of the protein of Antarctic krill more accurately, the authors have attempted to compare its nutritive value with that of whole egg and casein, as standard protein, employing various types of techniques generally used for nutrition evaluation of protein. This report deals with an examination through animal. experimentation with rats of 1) the protein efficiency ratio (PER), 2) biological values and digeseibility, and 3) the relative nutritive value obtained by the slope ratio technique. Samples were freeze-dried raw krill, freeze-dried precooked krill, defatted freeze-dried raw krill, and defatted freeze-dried precooked krill. Experimental Method 1; • Krill Samples The krill sample was Euphausiasuperba caught in the Antarctic Ocean during the periods of December 1973 to January 1974, December 1974 to January 1975, and December 1975 to January 1976. It was treated in one of two methods: freezing raw krill (without precooking) 102 3 directly after catching, or precooking raw krill in boiling sea water (95-100°C) for 3 minutes and freezing at -40 °C for 6 hours after cooling. Samples were kept frozen (-25 °C) for approximately 5 months on the ship and then kept in storage (-40°C) on land for 2 to 3 months. During the experiment, they were taken as needed from the laboratory freezer (-20°C), in which they had been kept for 1 to 3 months. All samples used for determination of chemical composition and for the diet of the experimental animals were freeze-dried and pulverized beforehand. Defatting was carried out with an etherethanol (1:2) mixture. Soaking, filtering, and cleansing were repeated several times, followed by cleanàing with ether in the end. Then the samples were air-dried at room temperature and the solvent was removed by keeping the samples in the freeze-drier for 24 hours. Alkaline extracted krill protein was prepared as in Figure 1 using frozen raw aw krill 0.1N NaOH I Homogenate I centrifuging IPreepitatel I Supernatant I •. pH adjustment(pH 4) 0.5N NaOH with HC1 centrifuging centrifuging Supernatan N 11.5% N 23.5% (Krill prat.) N 65.0'f; Fig. Extraction of protein from raw krill * Percentage distribution of nitrogen 4 krill, and was freeze-dried, defatted with the ether-ethanol mixture, and again dried. The eviscerated krill sample was prepared by removing by hand the head (including the viscera) of individual precooked krill and was treated in the same manner as the other samples after washing thoroughly in water. 2. Analysis of Chemical Composition Water content was determined by heat-drying the frozen krill in a constant temperature drier at 105 °C for 3 hours. For the measure- ment of crude fat, crude protein, and ash content, frozen krill was freeze-dried and pulverized by grinding it in a coffee mill (Shibata Emiide). The total nitrogen content was measured by the semi-micro- Kjeldahl method (crude protein = N x 6.25), fat was measured in ether-extract form prepared wiMI a &mallet fat extractor, and ash content was determined by ashing in an electric furnace (550 o C, 3 to 5 hours of constant weight). 3. Experimental Animals The experimental animals, young male rats of the Wistar strain, weighing 30 to 40 g, were purchased from Nippon Rat Inc. Those whose body weight changed significantly during several days with solid diet were excluded from the experiment. During the pre-experimental period of 5 days, a 15% casein diet (casein 15%, salt mixture 4%, vitamin mixture 0.85%, choline chloride 0.15%, soybean oil containing 2% concentrated cod liver oil 8%, cellulose flour 2%, QC-cornstarch 70%) was given to all the rats before they were divided into the experimental groups. The temperature of the room housing the animals was maintained at 22 to 24 ° C, and the light and darkness was controlled by switching 5 on and off the fluorescent light on a 12 hour cycle (light 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) 4. Analysis of the Nutritive Value of Protein (1) Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER) The experimental diet was prepared by adding the respective protein at a 9% level to the basal diet (protein-free diet), shown in Table 1, in exchange for C‹-cornstarch. The duration of feeding was 4 weeks during which the animals were given free access to water and the diet, and the body weight and food intake were measured. The group fed with the protein-free diet, whose weight served as the basis for calculating the net protein ratio (NPR), was treated in the saine way in all other respects during the same period. Casein and refined whole egg protein were used as standard proteins. Table 1. Composition of basal diet Salt mixture* Vitamin mixture* Choline chloride Cellulose fl our Soybean oil (containing 2% conc.cod liver oil) a-Corn stach 4. 00% 0.85 0.15 2. 00 8.00 85. 00 * A. E. IIarper, J. Nutr., 68, 408 (1958) (2) Relative Nutritive Value (RNV) The relative growth index was calculated by the slope ratio technique of Hegsted 12) . Krill protein diet of five different levels was prepared by adding to the basal diet 3%, 5%, 7%, 9%, and 12% respectively of krill protein. The standard protein diets (refined 6 whole egg protein and casein) of corresponding levels were also prepared. Weight gain and food intake during a feeding period of 3 weeks were measured. Weight gain was plotted against nitrogen intake and the slope of its regression line was determined. The RNV's for krill and casein were calculated as the percentage of the slope of the regression line in the krill protein group and that of the casein group, respectively, against the slope of the regression line in the whole egg protein group, which was set at 100. (3) Biological Values (BV) A diet with protein at the 10% level was prepared by adding it to the basal diet of Table 1 in exchange for c&cornstarch. Standard proteinsused were casein and refined whole egg. Rats were kept in metabolism cages throughout the feeding period of 7 days, during which the diet was given in pellets prepared by adding an equal amount of water at each feeding. The diet left uneaten was dried and pulverized in order to determine its nitrogen content. The nitrogen content swallowed was determined by subtracting the uneaten nitrogen content from the total nitrogen content given. A separate group was given a protein-free diet in order to calculate the amount of intrinsic nitrogen per 100 g body weight. On the basis of these data, biological values, true digestibility, and net protein utilization (NPU: NPU = BV x true digestibility) were calculated. (5) Reagents and Dietary Material The reagents and dietary material used were as follows: Solid diet: Nippon Kurea Inc. AE-2; refined whole egg protein (PEP): Food Inc.; casein: Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd.; oi-cornstarch: Taiyô Nihon 7 Shokuhin Kakô Inc. Arusutà-B; pewcier filter paper : Tôyô Roshi Inc., dietary E; salt mixture and vitamin mixture: Oriental Inc., Harper composition 13) ; soybean oil: Wakô Junyaku Inc., special grade; officinal; choline chloride: Other reagents used were of special grade. Experimental Results 1. Analysis of the Chemical Composition of the Samples The results of the analysis of three types of krill samples are shown in Table 2. All figures indicate the percentage on a dry basis. Crude protein ranged from 62% to 70%, crude fat from 8% to 11%, and ash content from 16% to 20%. Table 2 2. Chemical composition of krill samples (on dry basis) Sample no. Catching date Treatment Crude protein (%) Crude fat (%) Crude ash (%) 1 2 3 Dec. '73/Jan. '74 Dec. '74/Jan. '75 Dec. '71/Jan '75 Precooked Precooked Raw 62. 98 66. 50 69. 42 10. 98 8.66 8. 11 16. 50 17. 49 20. 08 Exp. 1 & 2 Exp. 3 Exp. 3 PER and NPR for the Protein of Precooked Krill (Experiment 1) The results are shown in Table 3. In terms of weight gain over the 4 week period, the casein group and the krill group were almost the same, and the whole egg protein group was clearly higher. Similar trends are seen in the case of PER and NPR. These results indicate that the nutritive value of the protein of precooked krill is comparable to that of casein, but is clearly inferior to that of whole egg protein. Table 3 Nutritive values of krill protein measured with rats Weight gain (g/4 weeks) Protein source (1) (2) Whole egg protein Krill protein (precooked, freeze-dried (3) Milk casein 129. 5±6. 3') 4 ),,.) 102. 3±4. 3 b) PER PER" (5•'• of casein) NPR 2) • 3 • 6+0. 1,0 2. 8±0. 1 b) 124. 1 96 , 6 4. 0. la) 3. 7±0 1 b) 2. 9±.0. 2 b) 100 3. 8.-± 0. 1 b) defatted) 1) 2) 98. 0..t 9. 7 b) PER : protein efficiency ratio (protein level, 9%, period, 4 weeks) NPR : net protein ratio (protein level, 9%, period, 4 weeks) 3) lgean -±S.E. (n=6) 4) Values in the same column not followed by the same letter are significantly different (p<0. 05) 3. RNV for the Protein of Precooked Krill Measured by the Slope Ratio Technique (Experiment 2). The RNV was calculated by Hegsted's slope ratio technique. The regression lines obtained were Y = 27.1X - 18.0 for the whole egg protein, Y = 21.1X - 12.7 for casein, and Y = 23.7X - 24.9 for the krill. The results of the calculations based on the slopes of these regression lines are shown in Table 4. As compared to the set value of 100 for the whole egg protein, the value for the krill protein is 87.4, slightly higher than the 77.6 for casein. • Table 4 Relative nutritive value of krill protein Protein source (1) (2) (3) RNV* Whole egg protein 100 Krill protein (precooked, freeze • dried defatted) 87. 4 Milk casein 77.6 * RNV : Relative nutritive value(relative growth index) by Hegsted's slope ratio method (J. Nutrition, 85,159 (1965)). 4. Biolqgical Value, Digestibility, and Net Protein Utilization of Precooked and Raw Krill and Extracted Krill Protein (Experiment 3) 9 The results are shown in Table 5. The biological values were 98.8 for the whole egg protein, 80.6 for casein, 82.2 for precooked krill, 87.4 for the precooked krill whose head (including the viscera) had been removed, 77.6 for the raw krill, and 84.9 for the extracted krill protein. These results indicate a slightly higher biological value for precooked krill than for casein, and a surprisingly low value for raw krill. Evisceration (leaving the muscles and the shells) resûlted in a slightly higher value. The extracted protein was superior to the raw krill, and tended to be higher than the precooked krill. Table 5 Biological value (B V), digestibility and net protein utilization (N P U) of krill protein BV (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Whole egg protein Milk casein Precooked krill (freeze-dried, defattecl) Precooked krill (eviscerated and washed, freeze-dried, defatted) Raw krill (freeze-dried, defatted) Protein extracted from raw krill (freezedried, defatted) True digestibility NPU 98 • 83.70. 3*) 80. 6370. 8b) 82. 2±0. 7,) 87. 4±- 1. lcn 92. 2±0. 5 95. 9±0. 3 91. 7+1. 2 91. 7+1. 2 91. 03._- 0. 7 77. 43_70. 9 75. 43_70. 9 80. 13_70. 8 77. 6±1. 2e) 84. 9±1. 4f) 88. 8±0. 9 93. 0+0. 7 68. 9±1. 3 79. 0±1. 7 * Mean_+.S.E. Significant difference by test : p<0. 01 (a-b, a-c, a-d, a-e, a-f, b-d, c-p, c-e, d-e, e-f) p < 0. 05 (b-f, c-e) All the groups except for that of raw krill (88.8%) demonstrated a digestibility higher than 90% (91% to 96%). Since the extracted protein (93%) did not'show a higher digestibility than the 91.7% for precooked krill, the effect of the shell could not be demonstrated. 10 The net protein utilization is obtained as the product of the biological value and digestibility, and indicates the ratio of the protein in a food that is actually utilized in a body. This ratio was 91 for the whole egg protein, 75.4 for the precooked krill, 68.9 for the raw krill, and 79.0 for the extracted krill protein. Judging from these figures, it seems as if the nutritive value of the protein of raw krill is somewhat lower than that of precooked krill. Discussion Krill contains 60% to 70% protein on a dry basis. Compared with 68% for mysids, 78% for prawns (Metapenaeus joyneri), 68% for spotted shrimp, and 80% for Penaeus japonicus is close to that of mysids 14) , its protein content and spotted shrimp. It was found that the protein of precooked krill was comparable to casein in terms of PER measured with a 9% level of protein added to the diet. It was also found that PER for precooked krill was clearly inferior to that for the whole egg protein. A similar tendency was noted in terms of NPR measured at the same time (Table 3). There is evidence that PER for high quality protein, such as that of whole egg, reaches its peak when the level of protein content is slightly lowet than 10% and that it drops rapidly when the protein level becomes lower or higher unaffected by the level of 15) . NPR, on the other hand, is relatively protein intake, and remains fixed deperiding on the quality of the protein 16) . Therefore, it is assumed that the effect of food intake on NPR is also minimal. Furthermore, NPR indicates the entire effect of protein on factors involved in the maintenance as well as increase of body weight, and differs from PER 11 in the sense that the latter indicates the effect on body weight increase alone. For this reason, the fact that krill protein was comparable to casein in terms of both PER and NPR is sufficient evidence for considering it equivalent to casein in nutritive value. Aral et al. 9) , incidentally, found that in comparing the PER of dried krill, spotted shrimp, and casein at a 13% protein level, the krill protein was comparable to casein and spotted shrimp protein. Although the higher protein level in their study is a difference to be noted in experimental method, their results show a similar tendency to the present data. J.S.Sidhu et al. 1) also noted that krill protein possessed a nutritive value equivalent to that of casein. Although PER is affected to a large extent by the level of protein intake, it is often expressed in relative terms with the protein level in the diet being at or near 10% (AOAC, 9 in 1973 18) ). Therefore, comparison 717), changed to 10% of these various measurements is considered more or less justifiable. Applying bioassay procedures with rats to the measurement of the amount of nitrogen (amount of protein) effective for the synthesis of body protein, Hegsted et al. 12) plotted weight gain against nitrogen intake in order to obtain the ratio of the slope of the regression line of the protein tested against that of a standard protein. They emphasized the superiority of this ratio to other indices such as PER and biological value. This method is considered to yield fairly reliable measures although it involves rather complicated procedures. While this weight gain is plotted against nitrogen intake in this experiment, the measurement of body protein is recommended in order to assess more accurately the relative nutritive value 19)20) . As 106 12 shown in Table 4, when casein and krill protein were compared with whole egg protein, they turned out to be close, with krill tending to be slightly higher. In order to examine the extent to which krill protein is retained as body protein, and to assess its nutritive value on the basis of this efficiency, biological values were measured. 2Table 5 contains the results. Precooked krill yielded an almost identical value to that of casein (80--82), which was similar to the results for PER. Matsumoto et al, comparing the biological valueF of krill protein with that of egg protein at a 20% protein level, obtained 84 for whole egg protein, 74 for protein extracted from raw krill, 56 for raw krill, and 66 for precooked krill. They noted no significant difference between the biological value extracted from krill and that of protein of whole egg protein. They also reported no significant difference between these two in terms of net protein utilization. These results differed considerably from those of the extracted protein obtained in the present study (biological values: 98.8 for whole egg and 84.9 for extracted krill protein). Their biological values for raw krill and precooked krill, however, were similar to the present results, although their figures tended to be lower. Since the measurements of Matsumoto et al. were taken at a 20% protein level, the fact that at high protein levels biological values of various proteirs tend to be relatively lower and the differences among them smaller 21) presumably has some bearing on theirresults. In the present experiment, raw krill tended to be lower than precooked krill in both biological value and digestibility. This 13 requires further investigation as it is conceivable either that components underwent certain changes during the treatment of the samples or certain factors existed which hindered the utilization of the protein. The sample of eviscerated precooked krill yielded a higher biological value than intact precooked krill. This is probably because nitrogen components in the viscera have inferior amino acid composition to that of protein in the muscles. et al. 3) According to Suyama , however, there is no nutritive difference between the amino acid composition of the whole fish and of muscles alone, although muscles contained slightly more amino acids containing The biological value of prawns (shelled) obtained by Matsuno sulfur. et al. 22) was 87, a similar value to that of eviscerated krill sample. Summary Same as abstract on p. 1. At the end, the authors express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Masaaki Yanase of Tokai Reg. Fish. Res. 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