Proximate composition of small indigenous fish (amblypharyngodon mola) tissue of Manipur

This study presents the nutritive value of Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton-Buchanan), locally known as Muka-nga which is a small indigenous fish of Manipur. This fish is eaten as smoked, fried and curried form by the local people. This fish is very tasty and costly as compared to other small fishes. It may be due to its highly nutritive value. The main objective of this study is to estimate the proximate composition of this fish. The lipid content was determined by using Bligh and Dyer method. The total lipid content and moisture content was found to be 77.19% and 5.4% respectively. Further study has to be done to estimate other nutrients from this fish.