Biochemical Composition of Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)



Amino Acid Composition



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

Aspartic acid 6.55
Threonine 3.52
Serine 1.84
Glutamic acid 10.08
Proline 2.28
Glycine 4.64
Alanine 4.19
Valine 3.68
Cystine 0.67
Methionine 1.57
Isoleucine 4.45
Leucine 6.63
Tyrosine 1.70
Phenyl alanine 4.44
Histidine 3.70
Lysine 8.46
Arginine 2.81
Tryptophan 0.00

Fatty Acid Composition - Monounsaturated


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


C16:1 n7 2.00
C17:1 n7 0.00
C18:1 n9 16.60
C20:1 n9 9.00
C22:1 n9 0.00
Others 1.10
Total 28.70

Fatty Acid Composition - Polyunsaturated


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


C18:2 n6 0.60
C18:3 n3 2.00
C18:4 n3 1.50
C20:2 n6 0.00
C20:3 n6 0.00
C20:4 n6 1.80
C20:5 n3 3.20
C22:4 n6 0.00
C22:5 n3 2.60
C22:6 n3 4.90
Others 1.60
Total 16.00
Unidentified 0.8

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 0.90
C16:0 2.60
C17:0 0.00
C18:0 18.00
C19:0 1.10
Total 13.60


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