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O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a composição centesimal e o teor de colesterol da carne do camarão branco do Pacífico (Litopenaeus vannamei), oriundo de uma fazenda localizada no estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. As análises na porção muscular do camarão foram realizadas após a retirada do cefalotórax e exoesqueleto. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, os teores de umidade, proteínas, cinzas, lipídios e colesterol apresentaram valores médios de 74,1g 100g-1, 21,9g 100g-1, 1,5g 100g-1, 0,3g 100 g-1 e 26,1mg 100g-1, respectivamente. Comparando-se os resultados da presente pesquisa com os encontrados na literatura para outras espécies, observou-se que a carne de L. vannamei apresentou baixo teor de lipídeos e colesterol e maiores concentrações de proteínas, representando grande valor nutricional para o produto.This study aimed to determine the proximate composition and cholesterol content in muscular portion of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) collected from a shrimp farm located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The analysis in the muscular portion were performed after cephalothorax and exoskeleton removal. According to the results, the moisture, protein, ash, lipids and cholesterol had an average value of 74.1g 100 g-1, 21.9 g 100 g-1, 1.5g 100g-1, 0.3g 100g-1 and 26.1mg 100g-1, respectively. Comparing the results found on this research to data reported in the literature for other species, it can be observed that the flesh of the shrimp L. vannamei showed a low content of lipids and cholesterol and higher concentrations of protein, representing a wide nutritional value to the product.

This study aimed to determine the proximate composition and cholesterol content in muscular portion of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) collected from a shrimp farm located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The analysis in the muscular portion were performed after cephalothorax and exoskeleton removal. According to the results, the moisture, protein, ash, lipids and cholesterol had an average value of 74.1g 100 g-1, 21.9 g 100 g-1, 1.5g 100g-1, 0.3g 100g-1 and 26.1mg 100g-1, respectively. Comparing the results found on this research to data reported in the literature for other species, it can be observed that the flesh of the shrimp L. vannamei showed a low content of lipids and cholesterol and higher concentrations of protein, representing a wide nutritional value to the product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]