INNOVATIVE & APPLIED RESEARCH IN ANIMAL SCIENCES VOLUME - I

Scylla species has both ecological and economic importance in the marine environment due to its high sensitivity to pollution and wide popularity as a seafood delicacy. Ash content is a measure of the total amount of minerals present within a food and is a measure of the amount of specific inorganic components present. Many statistically significant differences were observed in the ash content of S. serrata in the present study. The differences in the pattern of metal occurrence in various seasons of the crab were studied. The present study results showed that mud crab's ash composition varies significantly between sexes and sources. Particularly, females possess higher ash content than the males during all seasons.