Objective:To assess the nutritions in Mene maculata(Bloch&Schneider,1801)(M.maculata).Methods:Fishes(14-16 cm)were obtained from the landings at Parangipettai for the evaluation of biochemical composition.The pres...Objective:To assess the nutritions in Mene maculata(Bloch&Schneider,1801)(M.maculata).Methods:Fishes(14-16 cm)were obtained from the landings at Parangipettai for the evaluation of biochemical composition.The present study deals with biochemical composition such as protein,carbohydrate,lipid,amino acids fatty acids,vitamins and minerals which were evaluated in the moonfish.Results:protein was high in the tissue(23.16%),followed by the carbohydrate(1.3%)and lipid(2.62%).Totally 20 essential and nonessential amino acids were present at the rate of 46.72%and 43.91%.In the analysis,the fatty acid profile by gas chromatography revealed the presence of higher amount of saturated fatty acid(palmitic acid 22.17%)than monounsaturated fatty acid(oleic acid 14.51%)and polyunsaturated fatty acid(alpha linolenic acid 16.07%).Vitamins were detected in M.maculata.Among them,vitamin A was found in higher levels(124.5 mg/g),whereas vitamin B6 was noticed as lower levels(0.34 mg/g).In the present study,totally 5 macro minerals and 2 trace minerals were reported.The macro mineral calcium(156.7 mg/g)was found at the highest level and other minerals such as sodium(31.98 mg/g),potassium(21.33 mg/g),copper(1.43 mg/g)and magnesium(0.341 mg/g)were also detected in the moonfish.Conclusions:The results of proximate composition in M.maculata showed that the percentage of The result showed that the moonfish M.maculata tissue is a valuable food recipe for human consumption,due to its high quality protein and well-balanced amino acids.展开更多
基金Supported by MoES project,New Delhi,India(Ref.No.36/OOIS/SIBER/07).
文摘Objective:To assess the nutritions in Mene maculata(Bloch&Schneider,1801)(M.maculata).Methods:Fishes(14-16 cm)were obtained from the landings at Parangipettai for the evaluation of biochemical composition.The present study deals with biochemical composition such as protein,carbohydrate,lipid,amino acids fatty acids,vitamins and minerals which were evaluated in the moonfish.Results:protein was high in the tissue(23.16%),followed by the carbohydrate(1.3%)and lipid(2.62%).Totally 20 essential and nonessential amino acids were present at the rate of 46.72%and 43.91%.In the analysis,the fatty acid profile by gas chromatography revealed the presence of higher amount of saturated fatty acid(palmitic acid 22.17%)than monounsaturated fatty acid(oleic acid 14.51%)and polyunsaturated fatty acid(alpha linolenic acid 16.07%).Vitamins were detected in M.maculata.Among them,vitamin A was found in higher levels(124.5 mg/g),whereas vitamin B6 was noticed as lower levels(0.34 mg/g).In the present study,totally 5 macro minerals and 2 trace minerals were reported.The macro mineral calcium(156.7 mg/g)was found at the highest level and other minerals such as sodium(31.98 mg/g),potassium(21.33 mg/g),copper(1.43 mg/g)and magnesium(0.341 mg/g)were also detected in the moonfish.Conclusions:The results of proximate composition in M.maculata showed that the percentage of The result showed that the moonfish M.maculata tissue is a valuable food recipe for human consumption,due to its high quality protein and well-balanced amino acids.
