Keremahand Amakiri

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Keremah and Amakiri



Greener
Journal of  Agricultural Sciences


Vol. 3 (4), pp.
291-294, April 2013.


 ISSN: 2276-7770 



Research

Paper



Manuscript Number: 011813392

 



Proximate composition of nutrients in fresh adult
catfishes: Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus,
Heterobranchus bidorsalis
and Clarias gariepinus
in Yenagoa, Nigeria

 



Keremah R. I.* and Amakiri G.

 


Department of Fisheries and Livestock Production
Technology, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, 

 Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

 


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Corresponding
Author’s Email:

Kreginald6@ gmail. com

Abstract:

The evaluation of
nutrient composition in adult Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
(CN), Clarias gariepinus (CG) and Heterobranchus
bidorsalis
(HB) was determined on wet basis. A total of
60 samples (weight: 500g – 1kg fish) comprising 20 of each
species were gutted, washed, ground and analyzed for
moisture, protein, fat, ash and carbohydrate, using standard
methods. Results showed the mean values for moisture,
 protein and fat as 72.53+ 0.23 (CG) – 80.73+
0.23% (HB), 18.20+ 0.13(HB) – 21.37+ 0.13% (CN)
and 2.13+ 0.10 (CN) – 7.25 + 0.10% (CG). The
carbohydrate and ash values ranged 1.33+ 0.19 (HB) –
2.55+ 0.19% (CG) and 1.63+ 0.09 (HB) – 3.30+
0.09% (CN). The caloric values for protein was 13.27+
0.14 (CN) – 17.22+ 0.14 Kcal/100g (CG), fat showed
27.26+ 0.19 (CN) – 57.31+ 0.19 Kcal/100g (CG)
and carbohydrate 1.17+ 0.34 (HB) – 1.35+ 0.34
Kcal/100g (CN). The nutrients showed significant differences
at p< 0.001 between the fishes examined. These catfishes
were observed to contain adequate quality animal protein,
fat and ash that would provide appreciable amounts of
essential nutrients such as amino acids, fatty acids,
minerals and energy to support human health.

 

Keywords:
Proximate composition, catfishes, adult, fresh.

  

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