Biochemical Composition of Mussel (Perna viridis)



Proximate Composition

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

Moisture 76.69
Protein 12.55
Fat 2.57
Ash 2.06

Amino Acid Composition


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

Aspartic acid 9.56
Threonine 4.00
Serine 3.63
Glutamic acid 14.96
Proline 4.31
Glycine 9.32
Alanine 5.10
Valine 4.74
Cystine 2.43
Methionine 1.75
Isoleucine 5.88
Leucine 7.94
Tyrosine 4.15
Phenyl alanine 4.67
Histidine 4.46
Lysine 10.46
Arginine 7.26
Tryptophan 0.00

Mineral Content Composition


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


Na 180.10
K 251.10
Ca 64.26
Fe 0.86
P 102.36


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