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Proximate Analysis of Selected Freshwater Fish Consumed by
Indigenous Tribes at Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu
Siti Khodijah Pakwanteh
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof Dr. Jamilah Mohd Salim @ Halim
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Orang Asli or indigenous people depend greatly on natural resources for their
livelihoods. Rivers nearby their settlement serve as a vital source of protein from
freshwater fishes. However, little attention is given the analysis of nutrient content in
this fishes, which could indicate the protein intake by the Orang Asli. A study was
conducted to determine proximate composition of the freshwater fishes consumed by
the Orang Asli in Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu using proximate analysis. Six
species of fishes was selected based on the list of ten most consumed fish in Sungai
Berua. Results show that the highest protein content were recorded in Neolissochilus
soroides (Tengas) with (19.78 %), followed by Channa micropeltes (Toman) (17.32
%), Channa striata (Haruan) (15.76 %), Barbonymus shwanenfeldii (Lampam) (15.60
%), Hampala macrolepidota (Sebarau) (15.11 %) and the lowest is Hemibagrus
capitulum (Baung) (14.94 %). In terms of fat content the sequence of the highest to
the lowest is H. capitulum (Baung) (4.44 %), H. macrolepidota (Sebarau) (1.51 %),
B. shwanenfeldii (Lampam) (1.46 %), N. soroides (Tengas) (0.81 %), C. striata
(Haruan) (0.42 %) and C. micropeltes (Toman) (0.33 %). The results for
carbohydrate content from highest to lowest is B. shwanenfeldii (Lampam) (4.74 %),
C. micropeltes (Toman) (3.69 %), N. soroides (Tengas) (2.29 %), H. macrolepidota
(Sebarau) (1.33 %), C. striata (Haruan) (0.43 %) and H. capitulum (Baung) (0.23
%). From the results, selected freshwater fishes in this study contain high protein
content compared to fat and carbohydrate. Further analysis on the total intake of
those fishes will be calculated based on recent survey, which will enable us to
compare the intake with Food and Drug Association (FDA) recommendation.
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