TY - JOUR AU - Paul, BN AU - Chanda, S AU - Bhowmick, S AU - Sridhar, N AU - Saha, GS AU - Giri, SS PY - 2017/07/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Nutrient profile of Indian climbing perch, Anabas testudineus JF - SAARC Journal of Agriculture JA - SAARC J Agric VL - 15 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.3329/sja.v15i1.33156 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/SJA/article/view/33156 SP - 99-109 AB - <p>The proximate composition, fatty acid, amino acid and fat soluble vitamins of Indian climbing perch, <em>Anabas testudineus</em>, locally called “<em>Koi” </em>were assayed in relation to its body weight. The fish samples were collected from different geographical locations and were grouped as small (10-50g) and big (52-150g) sizes. The proximate composition, essential amino acid (EAA) and non-essential amino acid (NEAA) contents in Koi did not differ significantly between the groups. The monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) content was significantly (P&lt;0.05) higher in bigger sized Koi. The polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content was 23.67±0.85 and 13.62±1.02 (%) respectively in the small and big sizes of Koi, while the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was significantly higher in small Koi. The vitamin A content was 85.77±0.35 and 93.90 ±1.34 (I.U./100g) respectively in small and big Koi. Vitamin D content was significantly higher in small Koi compared to big one. Vitamin E and K were significantly (P&lt;0.05) higher in big Koi. The results indicated that <em>Anabas testudineus </em>is a good source of protein, fat, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids.<em></em></p><p><em>SAARC J. Agri., 15(1): 99-109 (2017)</em></p> ER -