Table 2.
Analyzed nutrients, average nutrient content, and name of fish species with the highest and the lowest nutrient content.
| Nutrients (unit) | Number of entries or resultsa | Nutrient content per 100 g of edible raw marine fishb |
Species with the highest value: Local name (Scientific name) | Species with the lowest value: Local name (Scientific name) | Reference (highest value, lowest value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average value | Highest value | Lowest value | |||||
| Proximate composition | |||||||
| Energy (kJ) | 33 | 343.6 | 926 | 54.7 | Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [22,44] |
| Moisture (g) | 57 | 75.4 | 91.2 | 50 | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) | [40,42] |
| Protein (g) | 57 | 16.8 | 25 | 7.4 | Tuna/Maittya (Euthynnus affinis) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [22, 44] |
| Fat (g) | 99 | 4.2 | 24.2 | 0.2 | Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) | Toungsole/Kukurjib/Pata (Cynoglossus bengalensis) | [40, 45] |
| Ash (g) | 50 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 0.7 | Gang tengra (Arius caelatus) | Foli chanda (Pampus argenteus) | [32, 38] |
| Minerals | |||||||
| Iron (mg) | 42 | 2.13 | 8.6 | 0.2 | Rupchanda (Pampus chinensis) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [42, 44] |
| Zinc (mg) | 42 | 2.2 | 29.3 | 0.1 | Poa (Otolithoides pama) | Kauwa (Megalaspis cordyla) | [42, 47] |
| Calcium (mg) | 42 | 356.7 | 1900 | 13 | Lal poa (Johnius argentatus) | Rupchanda/Foli chanda (Pampus argenteus) | [22, 32] |
| Iodine (μg) | 15 | 39.2 | 160 | 6.9 | Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros mcclellandi) | Parse (Liza parsia) | [32, 42] |
| Selenium (μg) | 15 | 64.5 | 120 | 17 | Puiya (Benthosema fibulatum) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [42] |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 32 | 355.2 | 1000 | 110 | Lal poa (Pennahia argentata) | Foli chanda (Pampus argenteus) | [32] |
| Magnesium (mg) | 42 | 59.2 | 187.98 | 19 | Koral/Vetkee (Lates calcarifer) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [42, 47] |
| Sodium (mg) | 42 | 157.2 | 497.4 | 40 | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | Fesha/Teli (Setipinna taty) | [22, 47] |
| Potassium (mg) | 42 | 328.4 | 764 | 50 | Parshe (Liza parsia) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [22, 47] |
| Manganese (mg) | 20 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.01 | Koral/Vetkee (Lates calcarifer) | Tailla (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) | [32, 47] |
| Sulphur (mg) | 8 | 240 | 300 | 190 | Tailla (E. tetradactylum) | Foli chanda (Pampus argenteus) | [32] |
| Copper (mg) | 34 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.02 | Churi (Trichiurus haumela) | Kalochanda (Parastromateus niger) | [32, 41] |
| Vitamins | |||||||
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 14 | 4.7 | 15 | 0.5 | Kauwa (Megalaspis cordyla) | Murbaila (Platycephalus indicus) | [32, 42] |
| Vitamin D (μg) | 16 | 2.7 | 13 | 0.1 | Tailla (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) | Foli chanda (Pampus argenteus) | [32] |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 12 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.1 | Koral/Vetkee (Lates calcarifer) | Murbaila (Platycephalus indicus) | [22, 32] |
| Folate (μg) | 12 | 7.1 | 17 | 2.2 | Poa (Protonibea diacanthus) | Murbaila (Platycephalus indicus) | [22, 32] |
| Vitamin A (μg) | 14 | 43.8 | 288.7 | 7.3 | Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros mcclellandi) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [42] |
| Thiamine (mg) | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.01 | Tuna/Maittya (Euthynnus affinis) | Rupchanda, sada (Pampus argenteus) | [22] |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Lakkha/Gada (Leptomelanosoma indicum) | Fesha/Faishya (Setipinna phasa) | [22] |
| Niacin (mg) | 15 | 5.7 | 19.3 | 0.7 | Tuna/Maittya (Euthynnus affinis) | Koral/Vetkee (Lates calcarifer) | [22] |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 12 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Tuna/Maittya (Euthynnus affinis) | Koral/Vetkee (Lates calcarifer) | [22] |
| Fatty acids | |||||||
| Total SFA (g) | 25 | 2.3 | 12.6 | 0.1 | Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) | Hilsa (muscle) (Tenualosa ilisha) | [40] |
| Total MUFA (g) | 25 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 0.1 | Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [40, 42] |
| Total n-3 (g) | 25 | 0.6 | 2.99 | 0.02 | Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) | Fesha/Teli (Setipinna taty) | [39,40] |
| Total n-6 (g) | 25 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.02 | Sting ray/Baga shaplapata (Dasyatis uarnak) | Rita (Rita buchanani) | [39,46] |
| EPA (mg) | 10 | 340 | 1310 | 20 | Hilsa (muscle) (Tenualosa ilisha) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [40,42] |
| DHA (mg) | 10 | 408 | 1240 | 60 | Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) | Loittya (Harpadon nehereus) | [40,42] |
a
Duplication (same species analyzed by several researchers) was considered.
b
Values such as range, zero, not detected, missing values, trace were not considered while calculating the average.