| Ingredient (g/100g) |
Control |
0.24 ARA |
0.39 ARA |
| Fishmeal |
16.5 |
16.5 |
16.5 |
| Defatted soy meal |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
| Krill meal |
4.50 |
4.50 |
4.50 |
| Porphyra1 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
| Wheat flour |
41.3 |
41.3 |
41.3 |
| Diatomacetous earth |
5.80 |
5.59 |
3.65 |
| Alginate |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
| Corn oil |
0.10 |
0.10 |
- |
| Menhaden oil |
0.10 |
0.10 |
2.00 |
| Mixed vitamin2 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Cholesterol |
0.20 |
0.20 |
0.20 |
| ARA3 |
- |
0.24 |
0.39 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Calculated nutrients “as fed” |
| Protein |
26.5 |
26.5 |
26.5 |
| Lipid |
2.69 |
2.69 |
4.69 |
| ARA |
0.02 |
0.24 |
0.39 |
| EPA |
0.34 |
0.34 |
0.56 |
| ARA/EPA |
0.03 |
0.70 |
0.70 |
|
| 1This is commercial seasoned seaweed known as nori or the red algae Porphyra tenera or yezoensis. Nishimoto Trading Co. Ltd., Korea
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| 2Commercial vitamin mix used for coldwater fishes, and was kindly provided from Dr. Warren Dominy (Oceanic Institute, USA). |
| 3Purified ARA, MP Biomedicals, LLC, Fisher Science. |
| Table 1: Composition of formulated diets with different ARA levels. |
