Fish maw contains rich proteins and nutrients such as sr and calcium. It nourishes 'yin', replenishes kidney and boosts stamina; it is effective in healing weak lung and kidney, anemia, etc. It is suitable for consumption by any age group of either gender and is a kind of therapeutic food.
The results indicated that both maws were high protein sources and low in fat content. The dominant amino acids in both maws were glycine, protamic acid, alanine and arginine. These amino acids constituted 66.2% and 66.4% of the total amino acids in P. dianthus and L.