| Dietary CHO/L ratios |
| |
0.13 |
0.40 |
0.76 |
1.25 |
1.88 |
| Whole-body composition |
| Moisture % |
69.7 ± 0.4b |
69.5 ± 0.1b |
70.1 ± 0.2b |
70.2 ± 0.4b |
71.9 ± 0.3a |
| Protein % |
16.89 ± 0.11a |
16.68 ± 0.08a |
16.65 ± 0.01a |
16.90 ± 0.11a |
16.22 ± 0.15b |
| Lipid % |
9.16 ± 0.42a |
9.16 ± 0.33a |
8.80 ± 0.37a |
7.95 ± 0.19b |
6.35 ± 0.24c |
| Muscle composition |
| Moisture % |
73.97 ± 0.49 |
75.11 ± 0.94 |
74.97 ± 0.18 |
73.93 ± 0.74 |
75.94 ± 0.32 |
| Protein % |
20.80 ± 0.22 |
20.84 ± 0.71 |
21.23 ± 0.20 |
21.60 ± 0.68 |
20.97 ± 0.20 |
| Lipid % |
10.33 ± 1.05 |
9.06 ± 1.06 |
8.74 ± 0.52 |
9.27 ± 0.09 |
8.67 ± 0.75 |
| Liver composition |
| Moisture % |
59.18 ± 1.27 |
62.03 ± 0.63 |
62.46 ± 1.11 |
62.84 ± 0.87 |
62.56 ± 0.46 |
| Protein % |
9.48 ± 0.09a |
8.56 ± 0.26b |
8.14 ± 0.18b |
8.29 ± 0.42b |
6.42 ± 0.10c |
| Lipid % |
21.04 ± 1.28a |
16.41 ± 1.00b |
14.80 ± 1.49bc |
14.88 ± 0.47bc |
13.41 ± 0.35c |
| Glycogen% |
11.61 ± 0.19b |
11.95 ± 0.45b |
15.76 ± 0.23a |
16.76 ± 0.63a |
17.29 ± 0.54a |
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| 1Treatment means ( ± SEM) represent the average values of three tanks per treatment, and values within the same row with different letters are significantly (P < 0.05) different. |
| Table 4: Whole-body, muscle and liver composition (fresh-wt. basis) of early giant grouper Epinepheluslanceolatus juveniles fed diets contained different CHO/L ratios for 8 weeks1. |
