Fishbone Essay

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Abstract Waste is something unused or not very useful. Fishbone is the part of fish that usually considered as waste. Based on Ariyani, fishbone is one of wastes that not utilized well yet, though fishbone contains high calcium levels. Fishbone can be processed into fish meal. Fish meal is flour usually made from fishbone. Fish meal has many advantages if it consumed. There are plenty amounts of calcium, phosphor and other minerals. By consuming fish meal made from fishbone, contaminated environment can be reduced. Fish meal production from fishbone discusses how to utilize waste into beneficial product while the environment is becoming less polluted by fisheries waste. The methods of the research are boiling, pressing, drying by dehydrating, …show more content…

Fish fillet is produced by many fisheries industry. Fish fillet industry utilizes only the flesh of fish while the fishbone is only thrown away and it becomes waste. Waste from industry, which is the fishbone, can damage or contaminate the environment. And the fishbone can become pollutant. Therefore, it has to be reduced by processing it into something useful for human. Actually, the fishbone contains high calcium. And it can be processed into fish meal (flour made from fishbone). 2. Discussion
2.1. Description Waste is result of production process beside the main product. Waste can be defined as something that unused anymore. Fisheries waste is some parts of fish that usually not used for people consumption. Based on www.merriam-webster.com, waste is loss of something valuable that occurs because too much of it is being used or because it is being used in a way that is not necessary or effective. Fishbone is one of fish parts which the flesh stick to. Fishbone is always considered as waste. People rarely utilize this part into something that has more benefit. Though, the fishbone has many minerals and proteins in it. Based on Murtidjo (2001), observed from nutrition contents, fish meal has characteristics, such as protein (45% - 60%), fat, calcium, phosphor, and Chloride. 2.2. …show more content…

This research is experimental research with one factor complete random plan with seven times of treatments include controlling which is repeated 3 times. Next, there are determination test of calsuim levels and rough fiber repeated 2 times and also preference test of fish meal. (Ariyani, 2012)

2.3. Result The result of the research is the fishbone can be made into fish meal. Fish meal has high calcium levels. Fish meal can be reprocessed into crackers, compounds of ‘otak-otak’, compunds of nugget (fish nugget), compounds of fish feed, supplements and etc. In addition, fish meal contains high phosphor levels. It is very useful for children especially toddlers. Fish meal can become one of alternative easy and relatively cheap ways to fulfill calcium and phosphor needs. And fish meal also contains some other minerals like Zn, Fe, Cu, Cl, and Mn. Fish meal as processed products from raw materials or processed waste, is product in the form of flour with uniform granules, and free from other materials. (Murtidjo, 2001 pg. 68)

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