Nuevas consideraciones en el uso de sacha inchi como fuente proteica en alimentación de organismos acuaticos

Abstract

In the national and international market there is a great demand for edible aquaculture products that generates and produces the development of aquaculture activities. Given this great demand, it is necessary that the industry use some alternatives to improve production, which must be included through the process of feeding aquatic organisms, since this accounts for more than 50% of the production costs of culturing these organisms. One of the products that are most used in the manufacture of feedstuffs is fish meal or fish oil, since aquatic organisms need essential components such as proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and lipids to develop and grow in the shortest possible time. However, despite the measures taken to reduce the culturing time, improving the production and meet the market demand, there is a notorious fishing pressure or excessive fishing that is seriously affecting the marine environment and generating an imbalance in the trophic chain. This opens up the possibilities for the use of sacha inchi in different forms —be it in meal, cake or oil— as an alternative to reduce the use of fishmeal or fish oil in feedstuffs. This is due to the fact that sacha inchi has a high nutritional profile that aquatic organisms can use to grow, so that the production time and cost can be shortened, without harming the quality of the product or the environment. Thus, the objective of this research work is to highlight the new considerations on the use of sacha inchi, as an important contribution for the nutrition of aquatic organisms.