EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF SMALL INDIGENOUS FISH SPECIES UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE FOUND IN NORTHERN REGION OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

The present study was conducted on dry fish for evaluating nutritional status in the northern region of Bangladesh. Samples were collected from local market under Dinajpur, Rangpur, Bogura, Naogaon and Rajshahi district from August 2018 to October 2018. Three species were used for this purpose, such as Puti (Puntius sophore), Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola), and Darkina (Esomus danricus). The ash content of the dried fishes obtained was in the range of 14.30 – 18.65% and the highest value obtained from Darkina (Esomus danricus) and the lowest from Puti (Puntius sophore). The protein content was found in the range of 41.59 to 61.96% with the highest value in Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) and the lowest in Darkina (Esomus danricus). There was a variation in total sugar content which is in the range of 1.61 to 2.65% where the highest value in Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) and the lowest in Puti (Puntius sophore). Fibre content was in the range of 2.17-8.74% with the highest value obtained from Puti (Puntius sophore) and the lowest value from Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola). The fat content was in the range of 2.17-7.77% with the highest value obtained from Puti (Puntius sophore) and the lowest in Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola). The phosphorus, sulfur and sodium content of the selected species varied from 5.59 (A. mola) to 550.50mg/100g (P. sophore), 134.89 (P. sophore) to 525.98mg/100g (A. mola) and 99.06 (P. sophore) to 222.33mg/100g (E. danricus), respectively.