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Proximate composition and energetic value of selected marine fish and shellfish from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia


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Abd Aziz @ Mughni, Nurnadia and Azlan, Azrina and Ismail, Amin (2011) Proximate composition and energetic value of selected marine fish and shellfish from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. International Food Research Journal, 18 (1). pp. 137-148. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the proximate composition and energetic value of selected marine fish and shellfish from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This study has included 20 species of fish (10 pelagic fish and 10 demersal fish) and 4 species of shellfish. For pelagic fish, Longtail shad (terubuk) was found to contain significantly lower moisture (59.31+0.00%), but significantly higher fat content (23.15+0.00%) compared to other fish species. For demersal fish, moisture and ash contents ranged between 74-82%, and 0.9-2.1%, respectively. Long-tailed butterfly ray contained the highest protein (22.22+1.24%) compared to other fish studied. The highest fat content of demersal fish was in Moonfish at 6.89+2.76%. For shellfish, prawn contained the highest protein (19.12+1.44%). The fat content of shellfish ranged between 1-2%. Oyster contained significantly higher carbohydrate at 6.45+0.00%, compared to other shellfish. Longtail shad contained the highest energetic value of 13.34 kJ g-1 of all samples. These values are useful references for consumers in order to choose fish and shellfish based on their nutritional contents.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keywords: Protein; Fat content; Carbohydrate; Energetic value; Marine fish; Shellfish
Depositing User: Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2013 09:34
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2020 03:42
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24658
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