By-Products
Fermented shrimp
or fish paste
A fine paste,
known as `Kapi', of pale purple to dark brown in colour with a salty taste and
characteristic flavour is prepared out of planktonic and semi-planktonic crustaceans
(Acetes sp., Myses and small shrimps and prawns) and fish (Stolephorus sp., Rastrelliger
sp.) are prepared in Thailand.
Prawn Wafers:
Prawn wafer is
a product that can be prepared from minced prawn meat mixed with starch, and other
ingredients in suitable proportions, steamed and then dried after cutting into desired
sizes and shapes.
Ingredients:
Cooked prawn mean
(Cooked in 7%
boiling brine for 4-6 minutes) 2 kgs.
Corn flour |
1 kg |
Tapioca starch |
2 kgs |
Common salt (refined) |
50 gms |
Water |
3.5 litres |
Soup Powder from
Trash Fish
The soup powder
prepared out of trash fish is a rich source of animal protein and other nutritive
elements.
Composition of Ingredients:
Fish press cake |
100 gms |
Salt |
26.6 gms |
Fat |
17.7 gms |
Onion |
166.0 gms |
Coriander powder |
22.0 gms |
Starch (Maida) |
44.0 gms |
Skimmed milk powder |
17.7 gms |
Glucose |
8.8 gms |
Pepper |
2.2 gms |
Ascorbic acid |
0.22 gms |
Sodium carboxy methyl Cellulose |
0.44 gms |
Sodium bisulphate |
0.22 gms |
Mono Sodium Glutamate |
1.32 gms |
Fish Ensilage
Any non-fatty
trash fish unsuitable for direct human consumption can be suitably used for preparation of
fish ensilage for cattle feed rich in protein.
The composition of
a sample of silage prepared form few fish is
Protein |
12.13% |
Minerals |
3.17% |
Lactic
acid |
4.84% |
Ether
extractives |
2.65% |
Vitamin
B12 |
23.46
m g% |
Thiamin |
14.61
m g% |
Riboflavin |
13.78
m g% |
Pantothenic
acid |
8.48
m g% |
pH
of the sample |
4.4 |
Fish Sauce:
Fish sauce can be
prepared from fishes like oil, sardines, and white belt, (Anchovies) and can be used with
rice or as condiment.
- Fish Cake:
Cheap fish meat
(Otollthus sp.) is used for preparation of fish cake. The composition is as follows:
Fish meat |
|
Starch (Boiled potato can be used) |
- 25 - 30% |
Spice powder |
. - 1-3% |
Monosodium glutamate |
. - 0.02 - 0.04% |
Salt |
- about 0.5 - 1% |
|