The liver, ovary and spermary in squid Illex argentinus were accounted for 26.9%, 7.22% and 3.89% of the total weight. Crude fat and crude protein were the main composition among the row squid viscera (70.9%, 29.1%), liver (42.5%, 49.1%), ovary (64.1%,24.1%) and spermary (68.7%, 16.7%) on the dry base, respectively. Total cholesterol contents were 29.1, 23.9 and 19.3 mg/g solid in the liver, ovary and spermary. The main free amino acids were taurine, glutamic acid, leucine, arginine. In addition, liver contained a large quantity of phenylalanine, lysine, and proline in ovary and spermary. The total free amino acids content in liver, ovary and spermary was 1,030, 826 and 808 mg/100 g, respectively. The abundant amino acids were hydroxyproline, lysine, glutamic acid, valine and arginine, and the total content was 16,648, 26,592, and 25,791 mg/100g solid. Nucleotides and related compounds were 1,054, 1,872, and 2,100 mg/100g solid, respectively. Fatty acids was mainly comprised of oleic acid, palmitic acid, DHA and EPA, which together accounted for 65.75% in squid viscera oil. The dominant fatty acids was palmitic acid (19.78%), EPA (16.60%) and DHA (29.0%) in squid eye oil.
Key words：Squid, Ovary, Spermary, Viscera oil, Functional