Papers by Flora Ehigiator
NISEB Journal, Apr 1, 2019
The proximate composition of the whole prawn, exoskeleton and edible portion of Macrobrachium vol... more The proximate composition of the whole prawn, exoskeleton and edible portion of Macrobrachium vollenhovenii and M. macrobrachion collected from Ovia River, Edo State, Nigeria were determined. All parameters analyzed were present in all the body parts of the two species, but the crude fibre was not detected in the exoskeleton of M. macrobrachion. The proximate composition of the body parts of M. vollenhovenii for whole prawn, edible portion and exoskeleton was: 93.12%, 94.13% and 94.17% dry matter; 7.09%, 5.87% and 5.97% Moisture; 25.33%, 20% and 34.67% Ash; 53.38%, 53.85% and 38.50% Crude protein; 11%, 15.67% and 4.67% Ether extract; 1%, 1% and 0.33% Crude fibre; 9.29%, 9.48% and 21.83% NFE; while for M. macrobrachion the values are: 92.66%, 92.37% and 94.43% Dry matter; 7.43%, 7.63% and 5.7% Moisture; 22.6%, 21% and 40.67% Ash; 77.33%, 79% and 59.33% Organic matter; 56.16%, 58.92% and 40.56% Crude protein; 10.33%, 10.67% and 6.67% Ether Extract; 1%, 1% and 0% Crude fibre; 10.18%, 8...
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Papers by Flora Ehigiator