Abstract
The purpose of present study was to analyze and compare the nutritional values of wild captured and farm cultured Cirrhinus
mrigala. The proximate composition of fish meat, head, scales, fins and skin were examined in this study. From both
sources (wild and farm), 42 fish specimens were collected and divided into three different weight categories i.e. ≤500 g, 501-
1000 g and 1001-1500 g and designated as W1, W2 and W3 for wild and F1, F2 and F3 for farm cultured fish respectively. The
farm cultured species were found to have significantly (p<0.05) higher nutrients than its wild counterpart. Wild fish species
showed high moisture (%) in all body parts selected in this study as compared to farm cultured fish species. The protein and
fat contents in farm cultured C. mrigala were observed significantly (p<0.05) higher as compared to wild captured fish
species. It was found that although scales and fins of both wild captured and farm cultured fishes were not consumed directly
by human beings but they have considerable amount of nutrients. Ash (%) was observed significantly (p<0.05) higher in
those body parts that have large bone matrix e.g. head, scales and fins of both wild captured and farm cultured C. mrigala.
