Biochemical Composition of Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps)



Proximate Composition



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

Moisture 73.38
Protein 16.30
Fat 7.93
Ash 1.86

Amino Acid Composition



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

Aspartic acid 8.27
Threonine 4.59
Serine 2.04
Glutamic acid 6.51
Proline 0.18
Glycine 15.83
Alanine 0.47
Valine 6.41
Cystine 0.00
Methionine 1.25
Isoleucine 4.37
Leucine 4.43
Tyrosine 0.33
Phenyl alanine 6.08
Histidine 11.32
Lysine 16.12
Arginine 11.73
Tryptophan 0.95

Mineral Content Composition


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


Na 4,396.00
K 17,710.00
Ca 8,003.00
Fe 15.00
P 0.00

Fatty Acid Composition - Monounsaturated


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


C16:1 n7 10.32
C17:1 n7 0.62
C18:1 n9 1.51
C20:1 n9 0.00
C22:1 n9 0.00
Others 0.00
Total 12.45

Fatty Acid Composition - Polyunsaturated


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


C18:2 n6 1.55
C18:3 n3 1.32
C18:4 n3 0.00
C20:2 n6 0.00
C20:3 n6 0.00
C20:4 n6 0.00
C20:5 n3 18.80
C22:4 n6 0.00
C22:5 n3 0.00
C22:6 n3 0.00
Others 33.81
Total 0.00
Unidentified 55.48

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 7.81
C16:0 1.18
C17:0 17.40
C18:0 1.22
C19:0 4.40
Total 0.00


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