Biochemical Composition of Indian mackerel  (Rastrelliger kanagurta)



Proximate Composition



(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)

Moisture 75.81
Protein 19.02
Fat 3.06
Ash 1.78

Amino Acid Composition



(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)

Aspartic acid 6.65
Threonine 4.67
Serine 2.00
Glutamic acid 6.56
Proline 0.17
Glycine 13.48
Alanine 1.17
Valine 6.35
Cystine 0.23
Methionine 1.38
Isoleucine 4.30
Leucine 4.21
Tyrosine 0.81
Phenyl alanine 5.89
Histidine 15.39
Lysine 15.62
Arginine 11.03
Tryptophan 0.92

Mineral Content Composition


(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)


Na 3,956.00
K 12,702.00
Ca 2,719.00
Fe 92.00
P 0.00

Fatty Acid Composition - Monounsaturated


(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)


C16:1 n7 3.26
C17:1 n7 1.60
C18:1 n9 1.19
C20:1 n9 0.99
C22:1 n9 0.00
Others 0.00
Total 7.04

Fatty Acid Composition - Polyunsaturated


(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)


C18:2 n6 2.06
C18:3 n3 0.52
C18:4 n3 0.00
C20:2 n6 0.51
C20:3 n6 0.00
C20:4 n6 10.81
C20:5 n3 11.52
C22:4 n6 0.00
C22:5 n3 0.00
C22:6 n3 0.00
Others 36.39
Total 0.00
Unidentified 61.81

Fatty Acid Composition - Saturated


(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)

C12:0 0.00
C13:0 0.00
C14:0 0.00
C15:0 3.66
C16:0 2.08
C17:0 15.73
C18:0 1.00
C19:0 8.61
Total 0.00


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