Composition of Nutritional Content of Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea) in Mania Waters, Sabu Raijua Regency, East Nusa Tenggara

Abstract

Sea cucumber having commercial value more than chimoderms group because nutrition composition of sea cucumber is high then demand from world market will sea cucucmber increase every year. The purpose of this research i.e., know nutrition composition as an effort to request to need to animal protein community at Menia Sabu Raijua. Methods used is quantitative with quadrant transect and proximate analyzed. The results show that the average ingredients value nutrition of fresh sea cucumber as: the protein (21% to 44.07%), fat (1.01% to 1.19%), carbohydrate (0.5% to 2.34%), ash (2.01% to 3.07%) and water (76.03% to 79,43%).