GLOBAL JOURNAL OF FISHERIES SCIENCE
Integrity Research Journals
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DOI: 10.31248/GJFS
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Proximate analysis of Clarias gariepinus and Oreochromis niloticus in River Benue at Ibi Landing Site, Taraba State, Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/GJFS2025.072 | Article Number: D1A981CD1 | Vol.7 (2) - June 2025
Received Date: 11 March 2025 | Accepted Date: 21 April 2025 | Published Date: 30 June 2025
Authors: Amos J. T. , Peter U.* and Ame. C.
Keywords: carbohydrate, crude fat, protein content.
This study was carried out to examine the proximate composition of selected Clarias gariepinus and Oreochromis niloticus and to compare the composition of Clarias gariepinus and Oreochromis niloticus from the Ibi River. The samples were collected from Ibi, the study site and transported to the laboratory for examination using standard methods. The percentage ratio obtained from laboratory analysis using Tube Fumace Thermo Scientific, Soxhlet Apparatus, Tecator Digestor (kjeldahl method), Distillation Setup and Genlab Oven. Both wet and dry samples were represented, and their results were compared. The result showed that the dry samples had higher protein content than the wet samples, Clarias gariepinus having the highest value of 71.63%, while Oreochromis niloticus had the highest crude fat content of about 10.21%. It was also observed that the carbohydrate content was higher in dry samples, with Clarias gariepinus having 1.55%. Crude fibre was higher in dry samples, Oreochromis niloticus having the highest values of 1.91%. Ash content was higher in the dry samples, Clarias gariepinus having the highest value of 7.43%, and the moisture content was higher in the wet samples, Clarias gariepinus having the highest of 79.9%. From the study, it was generally observed that dried Clarias gariepinus and Oreochromis niloticus have high protein, micronutrients and essential fatty acids, for consumption.
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