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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

Catla catla (Catla)

Moisture:76.2±0.3%
Crude protein: 16.2±0.5%
Crude fat:2.8±0.3%
Ash:2.5±0.1%

Functional amino acids glycine and glutamic acid
Major source of protein

Labeo rohita (Rohu)

Moisture:75.6±0.5
Crude protein: 15.9±0.4%
Crude fat: 2.7±0.2%
Ash: 2.6±0.2%

Essential amino acid Leucine
Major source of protein

Cirrhinus mrigala (Mrigal)

Moisture:75.3±0.6%
Crude protein:15.5±0.5%
Crude fat:2.8±0.3%
Ash:2.5±0.1%

Functional amino acids
glutamic acid (highest among all the species studied)
Major source of protein

Sperata seenghala (Aor)

Moisture: 79.4±1.2%
Crude protein: 19.0±1.3%
Crude fat: 0.8±0.4%
Ash:0.9±0.2%

Lean meat;
trace elements Fe and Zn

Rita rita (Rita)

Moisture: 77.7±4.3%
Crude protein: 19.5±1.2%
Crude fat: 1.6±0.0%
Ash:1.0±0.1%

Lean meat;
trace elements Fe and Zn

Tenualosa ilisha (hilsa)

Moisture: 66.9±4.2%
Crude protein: 20.7±2.7%
Crude fat: 10.5±4.6%
Ash: 1.1±0.5%

Highest oil content(among all the species studied)
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs) and vitamin E

Chitala chitala (Chital)

Moisture: 74.2±1.2%
Crude protein: 22.2±0.7%
Crude fat: 4.0±0.7%
Ash:1.7±0.1%

Essential amino acid
Lysine and Leucine

Notopterus notopterus (Folui)

Moisture: 74.2±1.2%
Crude protein: 22.2±0.7%
Crude fat: 4.0±0.7%
Ash:1.7±0.1%

Essential amino acid
Lysine, Leucine and Arginine

Labeo gonius

Moisture: 77.3±1.2%
Crude protein: 20.6±0.5%
Crude fat: 1.0±0.3%
Ash:1.0±0.1%

Lean meat

Labeo fimbriatus

Moisture: 80.3±1.2%
Crude protein: 17.2±0.5%
Crude fat: 1.3±0.3%
Ash:1.2±0.1%

Lean meat

Channa striatus (Sol)

Moisture: 78.8±1.2%
Crude protein: 17.9±0.5%
Crude fat: 1.1±0.3%
Ash:1.7±0.1%

Essential amino acid
Leucine

Labeo dyocheilus

Moisture: 75.4±1.2%
Crude protein: 18.7±0.5%
Crude fat: 5.7±0.3%
Ash:1.4±0.1%

Rich in oil

Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)

Moisture: 74.7±0.3%
Crude protein:17.9±0.0%
Crude fat: 3.8±0.1%
Ash: 1.8±0.0%

Essential amino acids
Arginine, Isoleucine
Tyrosine, Proline, Tryptophan (highest among all the species studied)

ω-3 and ω-6 PUFAs

Tor putitora (Golden mahseer)

Moisture:74.9±0.1%
Crude protein:17.9±0.2%
Crude fat:4.3±0.1%
Ash:1.5±0.1%

Essential amino acid
Tryptophan (highest among all the species studied)
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)

Schizothorax richardsonii ( Snow trout)

Moisture: 74.8±0.0%
Crude protein:16.3±0.1%
Crude fat: 3.4±0.0%
Ash: 2.0±0.1%

EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)
Trace element Zn

Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
(Chocolate mahseer)

Moisture: 75.3±0.1%
Crude protein: 18.2±0.3%
Crude fat: 3.3±0.0%
Ash: 1.4±0.0%

EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)
Calcium and Selenium

Cyprinus carpio
(Common carp)

Moisture:77.2±0.3%
Crude protein:17.9±0.8%
Crude fat:3.0±0.0%
Ash: 1.3±0.1%

DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)
Trace element Zn

Amblypharyngodon mola (Mola)

Moisture: 76.2±1.1%
Crude protein: 16.3±0.8%
Crude fat: 4.3±0.0%
Ash:4.0±0.9%

Vitamin A,D and K (highest among all the species studied),
Calcium and trace element Fe

Puntius sophore (Puti)

Moisture: 75.7±1.9%
Crude protein: 16.3±0.9%
Crude fat: 4.9±0.5%
Ash: 3.4±0.1%/p>

Vitamin E, D and K
Calcium
Trace element Fe and Zinc

Johnius coitor
(Bhola)

Moisture:78.8±1.9%
Crude protein:20.6±1.9%
Crude fat:0.6±0.2%
Ash: 1.0±0.0%

Lean meat

Liza parsia
(Parse)

Moisture:76.4±0.4%
Crude protein:22.3±0.8%
Crude fat:0.9±0.0%
Ash: 1.6±0.0%

Essential amino acids
Arginine and Leucine

Polynemus paradiseus
(Topse)

Moisture:75.7±1.2%
Crude protein:17.6±0.5%
Crude fat:4.4±0.3%
Ash: 2.2±0.1%

Rich in oil

Osteobrama belangiri

Moisture:73.6±1.2%
Crude protein:17.0±0.5%
Crude fat:7.2±0.3%
Ash: 2.1±0.1%

Rich in oil content

Osteobrama cotio

Moisture:76.1±1.1%
Crude protein:19.1±0.4%
Crude fat:1.4±0.5%
Ash: 3.3±0.1%

Lean meat

Ompok bimaculatus (Pabda)

Moisture:78.9±1.1%
Crude protein:16.9±0.4%
Crude fat:2.2±0.5%
Ash: 1.9±0.1%

Essential amino acids
Lysine and Leucine

Pampus argentius
(Pomfret)

Moisture:76.2±0.7%
Crude protein:19.6±0.6%
Crude fat:4.0±0.6%
Ash: 0.9±0.2%

Essential amino acids
Leucine, Lysine and Arginine

Xenentodon cancila

Moisture:78.2±0.7%
Crude protein:15.7±0.3%
Crude fat:0.7±0.0%
Ash: 3.6±0.1%

Ca and P (highest among all the species studied)
Trace element Cu, Zn and Mn

Clarias batrachus (Magur)

Moisture: 75.9±0.7
Crude protein: 16.4±0.3%
Crude fat: 3.7±0.4%
Ash: 2.3±0.0%

Trace elements Fe, Zn and Se

Heteropneustes fossilis (Singhi)

Moisture: 76.7±1.1%
Crude protein: 16.3±0.4%
Crude fat: 2.7±0.5%
Ash: 2.6±0.1%

Trace elements Fe and Zn

Gudusia chapra (Koira)

Moisture: 75.3±0.6%
Crude protein: 15.5±0.5%
Crude fat: 2.8±0.3%
Ash: 2.5±0.1%

Ca and P, trace element Fe and Mn
(highest among all the species studied)

Ailia coila (Kajuli)

Moisture: 82.8±0.2%
Crude protein: 12.9±0.5%
Crude fat: 1.8±0.0%
Ash: 2.0±0.1%

Ca and P, trace element Fe and Zn

Barbonymus gonionotus

Moisture: 74.55±0.7%
Crude protein: 16.7±0.5%
Crude fat: 4.3±0.6%
Ash: 2.6±0.6%

High ash content indicating rich mineral content

Anabas testudineus (Koi)

Moisture: 68.0±0.7%
Crude protein: 16.9±0.5%
Crude fat: 6.9±0.6%
Ash: 5.3±0.2%

Highest ash content (among all the species studied)
Vitamin A and Ca

Etroplus suratensis (Pearl spot)

Moisture: 74.2±0.5%
Crude protein: 20.4±0.8%
Crude fat: 4.7±0.8%
Ash: 1.4±0.1%

EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)

Stolephorus commersonnii (Commerson's anchovy)

Moisture: 79.4±0.1%
Crude protein: 16.4±0.1%
Crude fat: 1.2±0.0%
Ash: 3.2±0.2%

ω-3 PUFAs, Isoleucine, Threonine

Macrobrachium rosenbergii
(giant river prawn)

Moisture: 73.5±0.6%
Crude protein:16.8±0.5%
Crude fat: 4.4±0.2%
Ash: 4.9±0.2%

High ash content indicating high mineral content

Fenneropenaeus indicus
( Indian white shrimp)

Moisture: 82.2±0.9%
Crude protein:16.4±0.3%
Crude fat: 0.7±0.4%
Ash: 1.4±0.1%

Fat content low, but very rich in EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)

Penaeus monodon (Tiger shrimp)

Moisture: 76.3±0.5%
Crude protein:19.4±0.2%
Crude fat: 0.7±0.4%
Ash: 1.4±0.1%

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%
Crude protein:8.2±0.9%
Crude fat:2.2±0.2%
Ash:1.1±0.2%

EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)

Lates calcarifer (Asian seabass)

Moisture: 72.05±0.4%
Crude protein:21.1±0.5%
Crude fat: 2.65±0.3%
Ash: 1.62±0.6%

High protein Phosphorous

Mugil cephalus (Grey mullet)

Moisture: 75.6±0.6%
Crude protein:20.0±0.9%
Crude fat: 1.79±0.4%
Ash: 1.43±0.3%

high Proteins
Essential amino acids Arginine and Leucine

Rastrelliger kanagurta
(Indian mackerel)

Moisture: 78.2±0.1%
Crude protein: 19.2±0.1%
Crude fat:1.7±0.0%
Ash: 1.2±0.0%

Essential amino acid
Histidine
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)

Thunnus albacares ( Yellowfin tuna)

Moisture: 74.1±0.1%
Crude protein: 23.9±0.1%
Crude fat: 0.6±0.0%
Ash: 1.4±0.0%

Essential amino acid
Threonine (highest among all the species studied)
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs), High Protein

Ethynnus affinis (Little tuna)

Moisture: 75.7±0.1%
Crude protein: 20.9±0.1%
Crude fat: 1.9±0.0%
Ash: 1.5±0.0%

Trace element Fe

Sardinella longiceps (Sardines)

Moisture: 71.3±7.1%
Crude protein: 17.1±1.4%
Crude fat:9.2±5.8%
Ash: 2.3±0.6%

Rich in oils (one of the highest among the species studied)
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)
Vitamin E & A

Katsuwonus pelamis (Skipjack tuna )

Moisture: 70.6±7.4%
Crude protein: 22.4±2.9%
Crude fat: 1.2±1.1%
Ash: 1.9±0.8%

Phosphorous
EPA (ω-3 PUFAs)

Epinephelus diacanthus
(Spinycheek grouper)

Moisture: 78.5±1.5%
Crude protein: 18.1±1.1%
Crude fat: 0.9±0.5%
Ash: 1.5±0.5%

Phosphorous
Trace element Fe and Zn

Nemipterus japonicus (Threadfin bream)

Moisture: 78.5±0.1%
Crude protein: 15.4±0.2%
Crude fat: 5.1±0.0%
Ash: 1.0±0.0%

Essential amino acid valine
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)

Stolephorus waitei (White bait)

Moisture: 79.9±0.1%
Crude protein: 20.3±0.1 %
Crude fat: 1.1±0.0 %
Ash: 3.3±0.3%

Leucine and Methionine (Highest among all the species studied)
EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)
Trace element Zn

Leiognathus splendens (Silverbelly)

Moisture: 74.7±3.7%
Crude protein: 17.2±1.6%
Crude fat: 3.8±3.7%
Ash: 3.1±0.7%

EPA and DHA (ω-3 PUFAs)
Essential amino acid
Lysine and Leucine

Trichiurus lepturus
(Ribbon fish)

Moisture: 75.5±3.6%
Crude protein: 17.9±1.5%
Crude fat: 3.4±4.1%
Ash: 1.6±0.4%

ω-3 PUFAs especially DHA

Crassostrea madrasensis
(edible oyster)

Moisture: 80.1±0.7%
Crude protein: 16.8±0.1%
Crude fat: 2.7±0.2%
Ash: 1.3±0.1%

Trace element Mn
and Vitamin D

Perna viridis (Green mussel)

Moisture: 83.5±0.5%
Crude protein: 11.0±0.1%
Crude fat: 1.7±0.0%
Ash: 1.2±0.0%

Magnesium and Vitamin D

Conceptualized, Developed and Maintained by Dr. B. P. Mohanty and D. Karunakaran
© ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore.
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