The present study was aimed at investigating the source, quality, and quantity of organic matter and labile fraction of biochemical constituents in the surficial sediments of Arabian Sea Shoreline at Kollam, India, which gives an input into the processes associated with the subsurface geochemistry pattern. About 15 surface sediment samples were collected from the five beaches for this study during January 2021. The samples were analyzed for CHN, total organic carbon (TOC), and labile fraction such as carbohydrates (CHO), proteins (PRO), and lipids (LIP). The TOC/TN ratio revealed that the source organic matter (OM) in the samples was primarily of marine origin and autochthonous, except TM3 at Thirumullavaram. Thirumullavaram is a sheltered beach, and it has low hydrodynamic process. The high organic matter content in TM3 (13.9) may be the originated from the terrestrial input. The hierarchical cluster analysis revealed that TM3 indicate that unique character to other stations. Principal component analysis revealed that three components accounted for 78% of the total variance. PC1 variance was associated with carbon-based organic compounds. PC2 was predominantly influenced by CHO and LOM, suggesting that PC2 may encompass variability associated with these nutritional profiles. PC3 was influenced by LIP and LIP/CHO, showing it may be a lipid-related component. The PRO to CHO ratio is < 1, exhibiting old aged organic matter deposited in sediments and the meso-oligotrophic status. The LIP to CHO ratio, recorded as < 1, exhibits the poor quality of energetic (food) OM in sediments. The sediment samples exhibit the following trend CHO > PRO > LIP.
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