Abstract:In order to understand the nutritional value of important economic fish in saline-alkali waters of western Jilin Province,the regular nutrient composition and amino acid composition in the muscle of 6 important fish,such as Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Aristichthys nobilis,Cyprinus carpio,Culter alburnus,Protosalanx hyalocranius,Carassius auratus were analyzed and compared.The results showed that the content of moisture was 76.53% to 81.53%,the content of crude protein was 15.43% to 19.63% and the content of crude fat was 0.23% to 1.40% in the fresh muscle samples of 6 kinds of fish.Total 17 amino acids were identified.The content of the essential amino acid(EAA,eight species) ranged from 13.19% to 17.44%(dry sample),and there was no significant difference among different fish species.The EAA compositions was consistent with the requirements recommended by FAO/WHO.The essential amino acid index(EAAI) was 38.55~49.63.The contents of four delicious amino acid(DAA) were 12.76%~16.51%(dry sample),and there was no significant difference among all the tested fish.In general,the Culter alburnus was the most ideal species due to its balanced amino acid composition.The results indicated that the above six important economic fish have the characteristics of low fat,high protein,and good balance of amino acids in the western region of Jilin Province.