Sample preparation: Samples of fresh cuttlefish
(S. recurvirostra) were purchased from local fisherman
in Muara Angke, Jakarta, Indonesia. The samples were
placed in ice and transported to the Department of
Aquatic Product Technology, Bogor Agricultural
Univerisity. Length, width andheight of 30 randomly
selected mussels, was measured. After the biometric
measurements were taken, the mussels were weighed,
cut into mantle and head portions and were weighed.
Each portion was powdered by blending the samples
and kept in ice until analysis. The research was carried
out between April and June, 2011 at the Department of
Aquatic Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and
Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University.