Biochemical Composition of Tilapia (Tilapia mossambica)
Proximate Composition
(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)
| Moisture |
77.30 |
| Protein |
20.47 |
| Fat |
0.58 |
| Ash |
0.90 |
Amino Acid Composition
(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)
| Aspartic acid |
12.91 |
| Threonine |
5.32 |
| Serine |
4.05 |
| Glutamic acid |
17.05 |
| Proline |
4.07 |
| Glycine |
6.68 |
| Alanine |
7.36 |
| Valine |
5.81 |
| Cystine |
0.84 |
| Methionine |
2.97 |
| Isoleucine |
6.58 |
| Leucine |
9.83 |
| Tyrosine |
1.74 |
| Phenyl alanine |
3.10 |
| Histidine |
2.53 |
| Lysine |
15.76 |
| Arginine |
5.62 |
| Tryptophan |
0.00 |
Mineral Content Composition
(All values given are g per 100g of edible portion)
| Na |
0.00 |
| K |
0.00 |
| Ca |
585.20 |
| Fe |
1.50 |
| P |
235.00 |
