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Table 67. 



Source: Manning, J. R., "Fish and Shellfish for Food," U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, 

 Special Memo, 2256B (1935). 



Table 68. Creatine and Creatinine Content of Some Fish. 



Name 



Bonito ( Gymnosarda affinis ) 

 Tunny (Thunnus schlegeli) 

 Japanese porgy (Pagrus major) 

 Shark 



In 100 Parts of 



Fresh Substance 



Water Creatine Creatinine 



72.165 0.649 



72.402 0.497 



77.340 0.754 



79.800 0.655 



0.134 

 0.064 

 0.070 

 0.134 



In 100 Parts of 



Dry Matter 



Creatine Creatinine 



2.011 

 1.800 

 3.327 

 3.242 



0.481 

 0.232 

 0.308 

 0.663 



Source: Okuda, Y., "Quantitative Determination of Creatin, Creatinine and Mono- 

 aminoacids in Certain Fishes, Mollusca and Crustacea," /. Coll. Agr. Tokyo Imp. Univ., 

 5, 25-31 (1912-1916). 



