An assessment of the biochemical composition of some fishes

Abstract

In the present study, Rohu, Mrigala, silver pomfret, pomfret were selected for carrying out estimation of protein and carbohydrate from their body tissue. Authors reported the amount of protein in rohu, Mrigala, silver pomfret, pomfret was 9.406 mg/g, 6.901 mg/g, 8.868 mg/g and in 6.428 mg/g respectively; the carbohydrate content as 0.258 mg/g in Rohu, 3.151mg/g in Mrigala, 0.0097 mg/g in pomfret and 1.69 mg/g in silver pomfret. On the basis of the present study, it can be concluded that, rohu is rich in protein followed by silver pomfret whereas; mrigal contains more carbohydrates as compared to remaining fishes under study.