B.E. Job
Marine Biology Unit, Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
E.E. Antai
Marine Biology Unit, Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
A.P. Inyang- Etoh
Fisheries and Aquaculture Unit, Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
G.A. Otogo
Marine Biology Unit, Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
H.S. Ezekiel
Marine Biology Unit, Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Studies were conducted on the proximate composition and mineral contents of wild and cultured tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) bought from Aqua Vista Fish Farm and artisanal fishermen at Nsidung beach, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. The internationally accepted methods of AOAC were used for the analysis. Results obtained were as follows: Moisture (wild individuals: 80.90%, cultured: 80.80%), crude protein (wild individuals: 17.40%, cultured: 17.10%), crude fat (wild individuals: 0.57%, cultured: 0.30%), ash (wild individuals: 1.20%, cultured: 1.31%), Carbohydrate (wild individuals: 0.22%, cultured: 0.20%); Calcium(wild individuals: 28.3 mg/100 g, cultured: 27.0 mg/100 g), Magnesium (wild individuals: 11.9 mg/100 g, cultured: 2.70 mg/100 g), Potassium (wild individuals: 17.1 mg/100 g, cultured: 11.90 mg/100 g), Iron (wild individuals: 151.0 mg/100 g, cultured: 146.0 mg/100 g), Zinc (wild individuals: 67.10 mg/100 g, cultured: 66.9 mg/100 g and Sodium (wild individuals: 13.0 mg/100 g, cultured: 12.7 mg/100 g).
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B.E. Job, E.E. Antai, A.P. Inyang- Etoh, G.A. Otogo and H.S. Ezekiel, 2015. Proximate Composition and Mineral Contents of Cultured and Wild Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (Pisces: Cichlidae) (Linnaeus, 1758). Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 14: 195-200.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2015.195.200
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2015.195.200
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2015.195.200
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2015.195.200
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