Proximate Composition and Fatty Acid Profiling of Four Marine Fish Species of Gujarat Coast

Abstract

Quality and nutritional value of food are important, since there is an increasing awareness on the need for consumption of healthy diet among the public. Fish and fishery products are vital constituents of a healthy diet as it includes essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, minerals and other functional nutritional components. Although there is an increased awareness on the importance of exploring nutritive significance of fish in human nutrition, there is little information on the biochemical composition and nutritive values of fishes available in Gujarat coast. In the present study, four marine fishes of Gujarat coast such as dagger-tooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus), large scale tongue sole (Cynoglossus arel), goldband goatfish (Upeneus moluccensis) and saddle grunt (Pomadasys maculatus), which are abundantly available in West coast of Indian waters, were evaluated for their proximate composition and fatty acid content.