Table 2.
Composition of freeze-dried stone fish tissue in comparison with other species.
| Sea cucumber species | Water content (%) | Ash (%) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
Fiber (%) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinopyga lecanora | 6.65 ± 0.44* | 15.32 ± 0.16* | 3.65 ± 0.1* | 69.71 ± 0.25* | 4.97 ± 0.13* | Present study |
| Holothuria scabra | 6–6.5 | 17.91–44.53 | 1.17–2.44 | 39.77–60.18 | — | [19] |
| Holothuria tubulosa | 8.28 ± 0.23 | 46.43 ± 0.51 | 0.71 ± 0.12 | 44.58 ± 1.01 | — | [20] |
| Holothuria polii | 10.23 ± 1.03 | 48.22 ± 1.02 | 0.55 ± 0.12 | 36.99 ± 0.62 | — | [20] |
| Acaudina molpadioides | 8.25 | 7.56 | 0.55 | 68.53 | — | [21] |
| Apostichopus japonicus | 21.55 | 21.09 | 1.85 | 55.51 | — | [21] |
All data were reported on dried basis.
*Mean ± SD, n = 3.