Crustaceans
107
patches of raised warts. Proximal region
of pollex of propodus of the major
cheliped has a large, flattened, fused
tooth (Cumberlidge, 1994).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition of Flesh (g/100 g DM)
Protein Fat Ash Fiber Moisture CHO a Energy b
Male
34.50 3.25 7.36 4.88
9.41
45.40
1480
Female 17.30 3.11 10.10 1.86
8.54
59.10
1415
a Carbohydrate.
b kcal.
Minerals of Flesh (mg/100 g DM)
Na
K
Ca
P
Mg Zn
Fe
Mn Co Ni
Male
29.6 34.5 24.4 168 30.1 8.14 11.40 1.15 0.27 6.06
Female 34.3 36.5 30.9 153 30.0 7.90 15.0 0.87 0.50 7.46
Source: Data from Adeyeye et al. (2010).
Amino Acids (mg/g protein DM)
Whole Body
Flesh
Lysine
58.0
50.0
Histidine
20.2
20.1
Arginine
40.1
51.3
Aspartic acid
59.0
68.5
Threonine
30.0
37.4
Serine
20.0
29.5
Glutamic acid
130.0
128.0
Proline
32.6
29.4
Glycine
41.1
61.7
Alanine
33.0
28.9
Methionine
21.1
22.8
Cysteine
11.0
10.2
Valine
29.0
37.9
Isoleucine
28.0
39.0
Leucine
60.9
60.0
Phenylalanine
40.5
38.1
Tyrosine
29.5
36.4
Protein a
32.5
24.8
a g/100 g.
Source: Data from Adeyeye and Kenni
(2008).
Callinectes pallidus De Rocheburne 1883