Biochemical analysis of Five Dried Fish species of Bangladesh

Abstract

To assess the proximate composition, five dried fish samples of Mystus vittatus , Channa punctatus , Chanda nama , Corica soborna and Trichuirus haumela were selected. The moisture content ranged from 14.06% to 24.58%, protein varied between 44.08% to 65.65% (moisture basis) and 53.45% to 76.39% (dry matter basis), lipid content of the selected dried fishes ranged from 1.91% to 17.76% (moisture basis) and 2.31% to 21.54% (dry matter basis). Ash content varied from 9.63% to 22.73% (moisture basis) and 11.21% to 28.15% (dry matter basis). The experiment was replicated three times and conducted from February, 2009 to August, 2009. Samples were collected from Sayedpur Upazaila, Nilphamari District, the north-west region of Bangladesh. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ujzru.v31i0.15373 Univ. j. zool. Rajshahi Univ. Vol. 31, 2012 pp. 09-11