Abstract: Nutritional components of the golden pompano were tested in routine methods in order to evaluate its nutritive value and offer basic data for multipurpose use.The results showed that 16 kinds of amino acids were found in the golden pompano, and 7 kinds of amino acids were essential for human needs.According to amino acid scores (AAS) and chemical scores (CS) , the first limited amino acid was Trp and the second limited amino acid were Met.The ratio of essential amino acids was equalization.The content of unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) was higher than the content of saturated fatty acids (SFA) .The content of cetylic acid and oleic acid were the highest.Besides, the contents of linoleic acid, EPA and DHA in fatty acids were rich.It was indicated that golden pompano was one of the fishes with good edible value and nutritive value and health benefits.It was worthy of exploitation and utilization.