Proximate analysis:The chemical compositions of
both head and mantle of cuttlefish are shown in
Table 2. The head portion contained more moisture and
ash content, however contained less carbohydrate than
the manttle portion. These result are similar with S.
pharaonis which reported by Thanonkaew et al. (2006).
Cuttlefish S. recurvirostra contained 13% of protein,
similar with which reported Thanonkaew et al. (2006)
on S. pharaonis, however it is still lower compared to
Sepia arabica (Papan et al., 2011). According to Lee
(1994), cephalopods is composed of 18% protein and
leaving only 3% of body mass for other biochemical
compounds needed for life. Cephalopods have 20%
more protein, 80% less ash, 50-100% less lipid and 50-