Table 5. Chemical composition (%, wet weight) of the carcass of the small abalone fed the experimental diets for 16 weeks in Trial 1

Experimental diets	Moisture	Crude protein	Crude lipid	Ash
CP20	77.2 ± 0.07^a	16.4 ± 0.02^a	1.2 ± 0.01^a	2.2 ± 0.02^a
CP25	77.2 ± 0.04^a	17.0 ± 0.04^b	1.2 ± 0.01^a	2.2 ± 0.03^a
CP30	77.3 ± 0.04^a	17.8 ± 0.06^c	1.2 ± 0.03^a	2.3 ± 0.02^a
CP35	77.3 ± 0.03^a	18.3 ± 0.05^d	1.2 ± 0.00^a	2.2 ± 0.04^a
CP40	77.2 ± 0.05^a	19.4 ± 0.07^e	1.2 ± 0.02^a	2.2 ± 0.05^a

Values (means of triplicate ± SE) in the same column sharing a common superscript are not statistically different (p > 0.05).