The molluscs have been given more importance, because they have both ecological and economically importance to mankind. The present study deals with biochemical composition of common clam, Donax cuneatus and the results confirmed that protein content was found to be higher in the tissue (23.93%), followed by carbohydrate (8.3%) and lipid (1.24%). A total of 20 essential and nonessential amino acids were present at the rate of 42.19 and 38.37 % respectively. The fatty acid profile revealed that SFA (palmitic acid 20.13%) found as higher than MUFA (Oleic acid 14.16%) and PUFA (Alpha Linolenic acid 16.27%). In the present study, vitamin A (105.6 mg/g) and D (38.2 mg/g) were found in higher levels followed by vitamin K (0.68) and B6 (0.15). Among the minerals, calcium (138.2mg) was reported in higher concentration and zinc (0.28 mg) in minimum concentration. The results of the present study indicated that the tissue of the clam, D. cuneatus was found be a valuable food recipe for human consumption, due to high quality protein and well-balanced amino acids.
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