Kemijski sastav mesa riba

Meso ribe je male energetske vrijednosti u odnosu na meso sisavaca koje se koristi u prehrani, no nutritivno je njegov značaj velik. Riba kao namirnica predstavlja jedan od glavnih izvora bjelančevina životinjskog porijekla. Odlikuje se bogatim sastavom masti i bjelančevina koje sadrže mnoge esencijalne aminokiseline i masne kiseline prijeko potrebne organizmu za odvijanje metaboličkih funkcija. U odnosu na meso ostalih životinja riba sadrži vrlo malo vezivnog tkiva i ne sadrži elastin. Sve te karakteristike čine riblje meso dijetalnim prehrambenim proizvodom i daju mu posebno mjesto u prehrani ljudi.
Fish meat is of low energy value when compared with meat of mammals used in human nutrition, but it is of high nutritive significance. Fish as food presents one of the main sources of animal proteins. It is characterised by abundant fat and protein composition containing numerous essential amino acids and fatty acids, which are indispensable to the human body for proper development of metabolic functions. When compared with meat of other animals, fish meat has very little connective tissue and does not contain elastin. All these characteristics make fish meat an excellent dietetic food product and very valuable in human nutrition.