Table 6.
Recommended daily intakes (RDI) calculated as a percentage (%) for an adult > 19 years of age using a contribution of 100 g (ww) serving of cage or wild Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) calculated as an average from each of the four zones: North, South, Strait and Lake
| Ca | K* | Mg | Na* | Fe | Mn* | Se | Zn | Cu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg d−1 | mg d−1 | mg d−1 | mg d−1 | mg d−1 | mg d−1 | mg d−1 | mg d−1 | mg d−1 | |
| 1000 | 4700 | 400 | 1500 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.055 | 11.0 | 0.9 | |
| North | |||||||||
| Cage | 7.5 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 16.2 | 4.4 | 11.8 |
| Wild | 2.6 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 25.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| South | |||||||||
| Cage | 2.3 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| Wild | 2.2 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 28.7 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Strait | |||||||||
| Cage | 4.0 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 21.1 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
| Wild | 2.2 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 21.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Lake | |||||||||
| Cage | 2.0 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 20.9 | 5.6 | 6.7 |
All data have been rounded up to 1 decimal place for clarity. RDI values from NAS 2011
*Adequate intake as recommended by National Academy of Sciences (USA), 2011