Abstract:

Numerous studies have proved that the muscle of Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) has high nutritional value and is rich in high quality proteins, plentiful essential amino acids and delicious amino acids at high content levels. The fatty acid composition consists of high percent unsaturated fatty acids, especially DHA. The current situation of research of Chinese giant salamander meat based foods is analyzed in this article, and the development of healthcare foods such as protein and amino acids products and functional fats is predicted to be the main direction of exploitation of characteristic Chinese giant salamander meat based foods.

Key words: Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus), nutritional compositions, amino acids, health care food