Proximates Tilapia Catfish
Moisture (g) 71.50 77.30
Protein (g) 26.15 16.60
Energy (Kcalories) 129 117
Fat (total lipids) (g) 2.65 5.10
Saturated fat (g) 0.94 23.60
Minerals    
Calcium (mg) 14 80
Magnesium (mg) 34 219
Phosphorus (mg) 204 1.76
Potassium (mg) 308 3.71
Sodium (mg) 56 372
Vitamins    
Thiamin, B1 (mg) 0.093 0.49
Niacim, B3 (mg) 4.78 98.4
Folic acid (mg)   0.63
Table 1: Proximate nutrient composition of catfish and tilapia (per 100g) (Afolabi et al,1984;Ogbonnaya and Ibrahim,2009) [2,5].