Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Adelakun KM
Federal College of Wildlife Management,
New Bussa
Nigeria
Research Article
Seasonal Variation in Nutritional Quality of Catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
from Upper Jebba Basin, Nigeria
Author(s): Adelakun KM, Mustapha MK, Amali RP and Mohammed NAdelakun KM, Mustapha MK, Amali RP and Mohammed N
Fish protein is regarded as quality protein being rich in essential amino acids with a high digestibility value. The biochemical composition of the fish differs with the change in habitat as well as season. Samples of freshwater catfish (Clarias gariepinus) from Upper Jebba Basin, Nigeria were analyzed during the dry and wet seasons to study the variation in proximate composition of nutrients and mineral content using standard procedures in dry weight basis. The results revealed the presence of the moisture content with an average mean of 4.26 ± 1.04% in dry season while wet season recorded 5.63 ± 1.27%. The ash content in dry and wet season is 6.10 ± 0.85% and 4.66 ± 0.46% respectively while the crude fibre were generally low with significantly variation (P<0.05) between 0.84 ± 0.12% in dry months and 0.57 ± 0.25% in wet months. The averag.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9600.1000622