Minerals and fatty acids profile of armored catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis from Ciliwung River, Indonesia

Abstract. Wijayanti F, Lisdaniyah A, Hasanah M, Elfidasari D. 2023. Minerals and fatty acids profile of armored catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis from Ciliwung River, Indonesia. Nusantara Bioscience 15: 58-67. Fish is an important food source in human consumption due to its minerals needed for various body functions. One fish widely eaten by the people around Indonesia catfish, (Castelnau 1855). It has great economic value easily obtained residents along this river. Due high protein content, P. a potential animal humans. The unavailability information detailing content River makes it necessary conduct research analyze fish's acid profile. Analyses minerals, contents, profiles were conducted using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS), socletation, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometer (GC-MS) methods, respectively. mineral highest order was calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium, iron, zinc. Based on size, large had calcium concentration lowest found medium fish. fat very low (<1%), Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA) greater than unsaturated ones. Furthermore, palmitate dominant fish, while biggest ratio omega-6: omega-3 acids.