Nutritive Value of Commercially Important Fish Species from Selected Lakes in Ethiopia

Bezuayehu Gutema Asefa; Fikadu Hailemichael Tsige

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Nutritive Value of Commercially Important Fish Species from Selected Lakes in Ethiopia

Bezuayehu Gutema Asefa, Fikadu Hailemichael Tsige

Published in Science Research (Volume 9, Issue 3)

Received: 17 April 2021 Accepted: 9 June 2021 Published: 16 June 2021

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Abstract

Knowledge on nutrient content of important foods is a vital tool in understanding the associations between production, access, and nutrient intakes. Fish is one of such foods considered important for food and nutrition security in Ethiopia’s national nutrition strategy. However, limited studies are conducted on nutritional profiles of fish species found in the country. This study was conducted to generate information on the nutritional profile of commercially important fish species. Proximate composition and some mineral content of six fish species obtained from four lakes (Tana, Ziway, Chamo, and Abaya) were analyzed. The moisture content varied between 78.05 to 81.18 mg/100g. The protein content was in the range between 15.87 to 18.92 mg/100g. The fat content varied from 0.87 to 3.48 mg/100g. the ash and carbohydrate contents varied significantly between the different species in all the lakes. Calcium content ranged from 52.34 to 250.43 mg/100g. The phosphorous content was in a range from 490 to 960 mg/100g. The range of sodium content was between 41.37 to 164.28 mg/100g, while the range of potassium content was 389.75 to 1887.44 mg/100g. The finding indicated the nutritional significance of commercially important fish in Ethiopia. Besides, C. gariepinus species from all water bodies have shown high energy content compared to other species, indicating the necessity to consider this species as a primary candidate species in nutrition-sensitive aquaculture. Further study is necessary to profile other fish species, and to include all indicator parameters of fish nutritional value.

Published in	Science Research (Volume 9, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.sr.20210903.12
Page(s)	41-45
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Fish Species, Nutrition, Proximate Analysis, Ethiopia, Nutrition-sensitive

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Bezuayehu Gutema Asefa

Food Science and Nutrition Research, National Fishery and Aquatic Life Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Sebeta, Ethiopia
Fikadu Hailemichael Tsige

Food Science and Nutrition Research, National Fishery and Aquatic Life Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Sebeta, Ethiopia

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