Indigenous Subarctic Food Systems in Transition: Amino Acid Composition (Including Tryptophan) in Wild-Harvested and Processed Meats
Table 12
Tryptophan Content in Fish of Present Study and Previous Studies.
Common Name
Scientific Name
Protein (g•100g−1 sample)
Trp (g•100g−1 sample)
Trp (g•100g−1 protein)
Trp:LNAA
Northern pike
Esox lucius
20.16
0.19
0.92
1:27
Whitefish
Coregonus spp.
18.43
0.18
0.98
1:25
Walking catfish
Clarias batrachus
16.40
0.18
1.10
1:22
Asian stinging catfish
Heteropneustes fossilis
16.30
0.10
0.60
1:45
Giant river-catfish
Sperata seenghala
19.00
0.04
0.20
nd
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
17.20
1.07
6.20
1:5
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacores
23.90
0.38
1.60
1:16
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
23.52
0.23
0.99
1:25
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
23.72
0.23
0.96
1: 26
Persian sturgeon, raw
Acipenser persicus
21.40
0.24
1.11
1:24
Persian sturgeon, grilled
Acipenser persicus
31.00
0.02
0.05
1:528
Persian sturgeon, fried
Acipenser persicus
32.00
0.00
0.01
1:2645
Atlantic halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
nd
nd
1.07
1:23
Yellowtail flounder
Pleuronectes ferruginea
nd
nd
1.32
1:18
Japanese flounder
Paralichthys olivaceus
nd
nd
1.06
1:23
Common snowtrout
Schizothorax richardsonii
16.30
0.07
0.40
nd
Mola
Amblypharyngodon
16.30
0.03
0.20
Nd
Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus
16.90
0.24
1.40
1:20
Major carp
Catla catla
16.20
0.16
1.00
1:26
Mrigal carp
Cirrhinus mrigala
15.50
0.09
0.60
1:46
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
17.20
0.15
0.90
1:6
Rohu carp
Labeo rohita
15.90
0.08
0.50
1:56
Japanese threadfin bream
Nemipterus japonicus
15.40
0.35
2.30
1:11
Pool barb
Puntius sophore
16.30
0.02
0.10
Nd
Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
19.20
0.23
1.20
1:23
Commerson's anchovy
Stolephorus commersonii
16.40
0.34
2.10
1:11
Spotty-face anchovy
Stolephorus waitei
20.30
0.43
2.10
1:12
Ilish (Herring)
Tenualosa ilisha
20.70
0.04
0.20
Nd
Copper masheer
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
18.20
0.07
0.40
1:17
Golden masheer
Tor putitora
17.00
1.11
6.50
1:4
a. Present study (fish samples were skinless and from the fillet portion) b. Mohanty et al. 2014 (NaOH, spectrophotometry) [69] c. Peng et al., 2013 (alkaline, ion exchange chromatography) [70] d. Alipour et al. 2010 (NaOH, HPLC) [60] e. Kim and Lall, 2000 (alkaline, colorimetric) [71]
