Nutrient profile of gaint river - catfish sperata seenghala (sykes)
Nutrient profile of gaint river - catfish sperata seenghala (sykes)
Date
2012
Authors
Mohanty, B.P.
Paria, P.
Das, D.
Ganguli, S.
Mitra, P.
Verma, A.
Sahoo, S.
Mahanty, A.
Aftabuddin, M.
Behera, B.K.
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Abstract
The giant river-catfish (Sperata seenghala)
contributes significantly to the inland fisheries production
in the tropical rivers and also enjoys high consumer preference.
The present study was undertaken to generate
information on the nutrient profile of this commercially
important species as such information is not available.
Proximate composition analysis showed that moisture,
crude protein, crude fat and ash contents are 79.40 ± 0.09,
20.06 ± 1.13, 1.40 ± 0.79 and 0.90 ± 0.08%, respectively.
Amino acid analysis showed that the fish flesh is
rich in the essential amino acids like histidine, threonine
and leucine and the ratio of essential to non-essential amino
acid is 0.89 indicating its superior protein quality. Fatty
acid profiling showed that it is low in fat. The mineral
profiles showed that this species is rich in zinc, iron and
calcium. The present study showed that Sperata seenghala
is a good source of lean meat and trace elements, especially
zinc and iron.
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Keywords
Giant river-catfish, Sperata seenghala, Proximate composition, Amino acids, Fatty acids, Micronutrients, Nutrient profile
Citation
Natl. Acd. Sci. Lett. 35(3): 155-161