Nutrient Composition of Experimentally Produced Meals from Whole Argentine, Capelin, Sand Lance, and from Flounder and Redfish Filleting Scrap

Abstract

Nutrient composition studies have been carried out on single samples of meals produced from whole Atlantic argentines (Argentina silus), capelin (Mallotus villosus), American sand lance (Ammodytes americanus) and from filleting scrap from flounders (Pleuronectidae sp.) and redfish (Sebastes marinus).Analyses included protein, fat, ash, moisture, minerals, vitamins, available lysine, amino acids, and protein digestibility. The whole fish meals appeared nutritionally equal to good herring meal. The filleting scrap meals were lower in protein content but the nutritional values of the proteins were equivalent to that of herring.