The fatty acid composition of lipids in the viscera of chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta was examined by GLC, before and after fractionation into polar and nonpolar lipids.
The contents of polyunsaturated fatty acid, such as 20 : 5 and 22 : 6, were high in chum salmon viscera lipids.
The compositional percentages of the fatty acids of lipids in the examined viscera, liver, heart, kidney, genital gland, digestive organs differed somewhat.