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Table: Nutritional information on selected food fishes from India and recommendation for their inclusion for dietary counseling by physicians.
Fish species | Proximate composition(in %) | Recommendable |
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Catla catla (Catla) |
Moisture:76.2±0.3% |
Functional amino acids glycine and glutamic acid |
Labeo rohita (Rohu) |
Moisture:75.6±0.5 |
Essential amino acid Leucine |
Cirrhinus mrigala (Mrigal) |
Moisture:75.3±0.6% |
Functional amino acids |
Sperata seenghala (Aor) |
Moisture: 79.4±1.2% |
Lean meat; |
Rita rita (Rita) |
Moisture: 77.7±4.3% |
Lean meat; |
Tenualosa ilisha (hilsa) |
Moisture: 66.9±4.2% |
Highest oil content(among all the species studied) |
Chitala chitala (Chital) |
Moisture: 74.2±1.2% |
Essential amino acid |
Notopterus notopterus (Folui) |
Moisture: 74.2±1.2% |
Essential amino acid |
Labeo gonius |
Moisture: 77.3±1.2% |
Lean meat |
Labeo fimbriatus |
Moisture: 80.3±1.2% |
Lean meat |
Channa striatus (Sol) |
Moisture: 78.8±1.2% |
Essential amino acid |
Labeo dyocheilus |
Moisture: 75.4±1.2% |
Rich in oil |
Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout) |
Moisture: 74.7±0.3% |
Essential amino acids |
Tor putitora (Golden mahseer) |
Moisture:74.9±0.1% |
Essential amino acid |
Schizothorax richardsonii ( Snow trout) |
Moisture: 74.8±0.0% |
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) |
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis |
Moisture: 75.3±0.1% |
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) |
Cyprinus carpio |
Moisture:77.2±0.3% |
DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) |
Amblypharyngodon mola (Mola) |
Moisture: 76.2±1.1% |
Vitamin A,D and K (highest among all the species studied), |
Puntius sophore (Puti) |
Moisture: 75.7±1.9% |
Vitamin E, D and K |
Johnius coitor |
Moisture:78.8±1.9% |
Lean meat |
Liza parsia |
Moisture:76.4±0.4% |
Essential amino acids |
Polynemus paradiseus |
Moisture:75.7±1.2% |
Rich in oil |
Osteobrama belangiri |
Moisture:73.6±1.2% |
Rich in oil content |
Osteobrama cotio |
Moisture:76.1±1.1% |
Lean meat |
Ompok bimaculatus (Pabda) |
Moisture:78.9±1.1% |
Essential amino acids |
Pampus argentius |
Moisture:76.2±0.7% |
Essential amino acids |
Xenentodon cancila |
Moisture:78.2±0.7% |
Ca and P (highest among all the species studied) |
Clarias batrachus (Magur) |
Moisture: 75.9±0.7 |
Trace elements Fe, Zn and Se |
Heteropneustes fossilis (Singhi) |
Moisture: 76.7±1.1% |
Trace elements Fe and Zn |
Gudusia chapra (Koira) |
Moisture: 75.3±0.6% |
Ca and P, trace element Fe and Mn |
Ailia coila (Kajuli) |
Moisture: 82.8±0.2% |
Ca and P, trace element Fe and Zn |
Barbonymus gonionotus |
Moisture: 74.55±0.7% |
High ash content indicating rich mineral content |
Anabas testudineus (Koi) |
Moisture: 68.0±0.7% |
Highest ash content (among all the species studied) |
Etroplus suratensis (Pearl spot) |
Moisture: 74.2±0.5% |
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) |
Stolephorus commersonnii (Commerson's anchovy) |
Moisture: 79.4±0.1% |
ω-3 PUFAs, Isoleucine, Threonine |
Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
Moisture: 73.5±0.6% |
High ash content indicating high mineral content |
Fenneropenaeus indicus |
Moisture: 82.2±0.9% |
Fat content low, but very rich in EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) |
Penaeus monodon (Tiger shrimp) |
Moisture: 76.3±0.5% |
Magnesium (highest among all the species studied) Fat content low, but very rich in EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) |
Harpadon nehereus (Bombay duck) |
Moisture:87.5±2.0% |
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) |
Lates calcarifer (Asian seabass) |
Moisture: 72.05±0.4% |
High protein Phosphorous |
Mugil cephalus (Grey mullet) |
Moisture: 75.6±0.6% |
high Proteins |
Rastrelliger kanagurta |
Moisture: 78.2±0.1% |
Essential amino acid |
Thunnus albacares ( Yellowfin tuna) |
Moisture: 74.1±0.1% |
Essential amino acid |
Ethynnus affinis (Little tuna) |
Moisture: 75.7±0.1% |
Trace element Fe |
Sardinella longiceps (Sardines) |
Moisture: 71.3±7.1% |
Rich in oils (one of the highest among the species studied) |
Katsuwonus pelamis (Skipjack tuna ) |
Moisture: 70.6±7.4% |
Phosphorous |
Epinephelus diacanthus |
Moisture: 78.5±1.5% |
Phosphorous |
Nemipterus japonicus (Threadfin bream) |
Moisture: 78.5±0.1% |
Essential amino acid valine |
Stolephorus waitei (White bait) |
Moisture: 79.9±0.1% |
Leucine and Methionine (Highest among all the species studied) |
Leiognathus splendens (Silverbelly) |
Moisture: 74.7±3.7% |
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) |
Trichiurus lepturus |
Moisture: 75.5±3.6% |
ω-3 PUFAs especially DHA |
Crassostrea madrasensis |
Moisture: 80.1±0.7% |
Trace element Mn |
Perna viridis (Green mussel) |
Moisture: 83.5±0.5% |
Magnesium and Vitamin D |
Conceptualized, Developed and Maintained by Dr. B. P. Mohanty and D. Karunakaran
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