Table 3.
Effects of dietary supplementation with lutein (LTN) and bile salts (BS) on the whole-body composition (%; on wet weight basis) of Siganus rivulatus after 60 days of feeding.
| Nutrient Component | Diets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | BS | LTN | BS+LTN | |
| Moisture (%) | 75.89 ± 0.48 a | 75.59 ± 0.28 ab | 75.64 ± 0.06 ab | 74.71 ± 0.28 b |
| Crude protein (%) | 14.61 ± 0.26 ab | 14.48 ± 0.06 b | 15.34 ± 0.04 ab | 15.63 ± 0.28 a |
| Crude lipid (%) | 4.97 ± 0.06 ab | 5.55 ± 0.0 ab | 4.81 ± 0.22 b | 5.59 ± 0.13 a |
| Ash (%) | 3.93 ± 0.41 | 4.43 ± 0.41 | 4.22 ± 0.28 | 3.97 ± 0.14 |
Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly (p < 0.05) different. Data are mean ± SE of three replicates.