CHANGES IN BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SINGARAH (Mystus sp.) AFTER PRESERVING WITH LOW FIRE BURNT PROCESS Authors: Basumatari D* and Sharma R
ABSTRACT
Fish plays an important role in human nutrition health. It is a valuable source of protein,
minerals, vitamins like A, B, D and fatty acids. Singarah (Mystus sp.) belongs to group
catfish is found available in the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries is a very popular having
highly demand among the consumers. There are many methods available nowadays for the
preservation of fishes. There are also some local methods, fully scientific use by the
indigenous people of N.E. of India. Burning of fish in low fire is such a local process of
preservation. In the study, freshwater catfish, of genus Mystus like Mystustengara, Mystus
vittatus, Mystusca vasius are burnt and observation was done on proximate composition and
microbial load from fresh and burnt samples.
Key words: Mystus species, Preservation, Post-preservation quality, Proximate
composition, Microbial load Publication date: 01/10/2021 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2021/October/MS_IJBPAS_2021_5663.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.10.5663