Table 5. Proximate composition of fish meat (% dry-weight basic)

Treatments Moisture content Crude protein Crude lipid Crude ash
CP30 76.79 ± 0.39a 13.34 ± 0.22a 3.65 ± 0.20a 2.53 ± 0.11b
CP34 74.51 ± 0.38a 15.95 ± 0.30b 3.76 ± 0.21b 2.72 ± 0.15c
CP38 73.89 ± 0.33a 17.24 ± 0.34c 3.79 ± 0.19b 2.41 ± 0.08a
CP42 73.32 ± 0.29a 17.53 ± 0.24c 3.74 ± 0.27b 2.39 ± 0.12a
Values within a row having the same superscript are not significantly different at p > 0.05.
CP, crude protein.