Mainly from V.P. Bykov (1983, Ref. 4883)

Main ref.	Bykov, V.P., 1983
Country
Locality	Eastern Central Atlantic
Remark	Delicious canned products are prepared from pilchards.
Weight proportions
Chemical composition

Body parts	Moisture %	Protein %	Fat %	Ash %
Whole fish	-	-	-	-
Meat/Fillet	67.9	20.2	8.9	2.4
Liver	-	-	-	-
Roe	-	-	-	-
Viscera	70.2	12.5	13.3	2.2
Head/bone/fins	72	12.7	7.5	6.4
Waste/offal	-	-	-	-

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