Chemical Characterization of Oil Extracted from Two Species of Fish (<i>Ilisha africana</i> and <i>Sardinella maderensis</i>) from the Cameroonian Coast

Background: Fish is an important source of food for people. According to the FAO, It man’s most single high-quality protein and dietary omega-three fatty acids. Objective: The study consisted chemical characterization oil extracted from Ilisha africana and Sardinella maderensis being fish species Cameroonian coast. Material methods: were collected at fishing port Douala, transported laboratory, washed with distilled water filleted. Oil was fillets using dichloromethane methanol. different indexes determined standard methods acid profile by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Results: are oily fish. good quality various amounts saturated acids (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA) polyunsaturated (PUFA). Palmitic major SFA 28.56% 30.54% respectively. Palmitoleic 15octadenoic MUFAs in maderensis, Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) Docosahexaenoic (DHA) main omega 3 PUFAs. In both DHA predominant among Arachidonic linoleic 6 PUFAs maderensis. Conclusion: These results show that a EPA nutritional lipids may beneficit human health.