A STUDY ON NUTRIENT CONTENT OF FEW DRY FISH IN MANGALDOI, ASSAM
CHITRALEKHA KATAKI
Faculty of Paramedical Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati, India.
DEBOJA SHARMA
Department of Applied Biology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, India.
ABHIJIT DUTTA
Faculty of Paramedical Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati, India.
MINAKSHI BHATTACHARJEE *
Faculty of Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati, India.
DEEPSHIKHA BARUAH
Department of Applied Biology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present study was conducted on eight dry fish samples from Kaikara village, Mangaldoi District, Assam. The samples were analysed for moisture content, protein content, lipid content, pH, carbohydrate content and antioxidant activity. Analysis was carried out following standard methods. The study reported that all the fish samples were rich in carbohydrate, protein and lipid and highly nutritive for the native population.
Keywords: Dry fish, protein, lipid, moisture, antioxidant.