Morphometric and Nutrient Content of Endemic Solen sp. (Lorjuk) of Pamekasan Madura

The research was conducted on May to July 2019, in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java, Indonesia. The aim of this study is to know the nutritional content of Solen sp. (Lorjuk) the shellfish which live and consumed by local community in Madura. This is a descriptive quantitative research. Parameters that used in determining the nutritional quality of the shellfish were water content, ash content, protein, fat and carbohydrates using gravimetry methods. The results of laboratory analysis showed that the ash content and carbohydrates were he highest nutritional content of lorjuk/ razor clams (Solen sp.). Nutritional content of Solen sp. (Lorjuk) were ater content of 0.69%; ash content of 25.40%; protein of 2.63%; fat of 1.06% and carbohydrates of 70.22%. Based on morphometric analysis, the results obtained, length, width, thickness and intact weight of Solen sp. that breed in Pamekasan Madura were 0.56 cm; 0.79 cm; 0.74 cm; and 2.19 gram. Keywords—Solen sp., morfometric, nutritional content