Research Article

Preparation, Characterization, and Nutritional Analysis of Napham: An Indian Traditional Smoke-Dried-Fermented Fish Paste

Table 6

Free amino acid content of Napham.

Sl. no.Amino acid standardsRetention time (min)Concentration (µmol/L)

Nonessential
1Asparagine32.7001191.899
2Glutamic acid33.900573.685
3Glutamine36.16711.402
4Proline45.433830.086
5Glycine46.8671198.105
6Alanine48.5001333.219
7Cysteine59.60039.242
8Tyrosine75.467246.966

Essential
9Methionine64.000227.407
10Isoleucine69.333478.525
11Leucine71.167797.944
12Valine55.267640.867
13Phenylalanine79.633320.573
14Lysine104.8001066.557
15Histidine109.067104.525

Total nonessential amino acid5424.604
Total essential amino acid3636.398