Table 3.
Non-essential amino acids contents (mg/100g wet weight basis) of different sun dried tilapia fish products.
| Non-essential amino acids | Without treatment | 10 % salt solution; 60 °C | 20 % salt solution; 60 °C | 10 % salt solution; 75 °C | 20 % salt solution; 75 °C | 30 % salt solution; 90 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asp | 1837.08 ± 8.43b | 1908.13 ± 5.67a | 1921.11 ± 9.37a | 1959.37 ± 3.65a | 1989.83 ± 7.67a | 1796.32 ± 8.45c |
| Ser | 718.48 ± 4.36e | 734.48 ± 2.53d | 796.95 ± 4.39c | 814.03 ± 5.46a | 801.68 ± 4.42b | 787.75 ± 2.54c |
| Glu | 2769.66 ± 9.54d | 2801.01 ± 10.42c | 2853.60 ± 12.53b | 2874.07 ± 10.53b | 2962.35 ± 9.46a | 2784.93 ± 7.85 |
| Gly | 1120.13 ± 6.43c | 1156.88 ± 6.47b | 1162.13 ± 3.64b | 1192.25 ± 5.36a | 1109.88 ± 7.53c | 1090.50 ± 6.57d |
| Ala | 1038.56 ± 8.56d | 1089.36 ± 7.54c | 1148.99 ± 7.43b | 1253.57 ± 6.54a | 1279.70 ± 10.58a | 1034.58 ± 8.54d |
| Cys | 93.78 ± 2.24a | 75.63 ± 3.32b | 75.02 ± 1.65b | 80.47 ± 3.54b | 76.55 ± 2.56b | 68.08 ± 2.58c |
| Tyr | 446.17 ± 6.43c | 465.40 ± 4.35b | 471.64 ± 5.65b | 505.90 ± 3.65a | 449.79 ± 2.76c | 374.67 ± 2.86d |
| Pro | 2376.98 ± 9.86d | 2404.85 ± 10.54c | 2515.20 ± 12.76b | 2685.93 ± 9.98a | 2568.20 ± 12.54b | 2593.83 ± 10.48b |
| Total | 10400.84 | 10635.74 | 10944.64 | 11365.59 | 11237.98 | 10530.66 |
Values are presented as means ± standard deviation of triplicates. Different superscript small letters on each row indicate significant differences (p ≤ 0.05).