DM

Treatment

Spp

Ca (mg/100g)

Fe (mg/100g)

Zn (mg/100g)

Vit-A (mg/100g)

Hg (mg/100g)

EWI Hg (mg)* 0.19

SD

C

T

975.80±32.39g

26.50±2.26g

6.11±0.42ba

0.03±0.04b

0.01±0.01bca

0

   

Ct

989.75±14.21g

30.40±2.83fegd

4.85±2.76b

0.04±0.04ba

0.01±0.01becda

0

   

Cr

980.15±28.21g

30.15±2.76feg

6.62±0.97ba

0.04±0.03ba

0.01±0.00bcda

0

 

Br

T

1103.30±6.51fe

37.90±2.83cb

7.75±3.32ba

0.06±0.01ba

0.02±0.00becfda

0

   

Ct

1109.35±16.19e

35.45±3.46cebd

8.25±3.75ba

0.07±0.00ba

0.03±0.00ecfd

0.01

   

Cr

1100.75±30.90fe

36.75±0.49cebd

7.95±3.75ba

0.07±0.00ba

0.09±0.01g

0.02

 

Rp

T

1177.55±28.35dc

36.35±2.76cebd

7.30±4.10ba

0.06±0.00ba

0.10±0.01gh

0.02

   

Ct

1211.60±15.13c

34.40±3.39cebd

7.80±3.39ba

0.07±0.00ba

0.03±0.00ecfd

0.01

   

Cr

1082.40±28.71fe

33.30±2.55fcebd

8.12±3.66ba

0.06±0.00ba

0.10±0.02gh

0.02

SmD

C

T

980.35±29.20g

34.75±3.04cebd

6.00±1.27ba

0.03±0.04ba

0.01±0.01becda

0

   

Ct

1013.15±28.35g

34.65±2.90cebd

6.93±0.18ba

0.03±0.04ba

0.00±0.00a

0

   

Cr

1016.65±22.13g

32.45±3.18fcegd

6.80±2.97ba

0.04±0.04ba

0.01±0.00ba

0

 

Br

T

1188.00±28.28c

36.00±3.35cebd

10.66±0.41ba

0.07±0.00ba

0.02±0.00becfda

0

   

Ct

1188.00±28.28c

36.00±3.30cebd

10.64±0.43ba

0.08±0.00a

0.03±0.01becfd

0.01

   

Cr

1188.00±28.28c

40.01±2.31b

10.60±0.44ba

0.08±0.00a

0.11±0.01gh

0.02

 

Rp

T

5289.90±70.85b

53.55±2.33a

11.51±0.58a

0.07±0.00ba

0.11±0.00h

0.02

   

Ct

5415.00±35.36a

53.55±3.32a

11.33±0.62a

0.07±0.00ba

0.03±0.00ef

0.01

   

Cr

5400.50±41.72a

53.18±2.86a

11.44±0.63a

0.07±0.00a

0.11±0.01h

0.02

OD

C

T

967.85±28.35g

27.85±2.90fg

6.66±0.52ba

0.06±0.00ba

0.01±0.00becda

0

   

Ct

978.70±28.28g

35.50±2.97cebd

6.68±0.40ba

0.05±0.03ba

0.01±0.01bca

0

   

Cr

977.80±29.56g

35.45±2.19cebd

6.34±0.79ba

0.06±0.00ba

0.01±0.01bca

0

 

Br

T

1104.30±20.65fe

37.55±3.18cb

7.80±4.24ba

0.07±0.00ba

0.03±0.00ecfd

0.01

   

Ct

1091.65±28.21fe

37.40±2.12cb

6.90±4.24ba

0.06±0.00ba

0.03±0.00f

0.01

   

Cr

1037.80±18.24fg

36.45±1.63cebd

8.15±3.75ba

0.07±0.00a

0.09±0.00g

0.02

 

Rp

T

1117.75±21.71de

37.20±2.83cbd

7.70±3.54ba

0.06±0.00ba

0.11±0.00h

0.02

   

Ct

1090.35±16.62fe

35.55±2.76cebd

6.94±0.06ba

0.06±0.01ba

0.03±0.00efd

0.01

   

Cr

1224.40±31.54c

36.60±2.97cebd

6.98±0.16ba

0.07±0.00ba

0.11±0.00h

0.02

Total

1555.59±1363.35

36.85±6.93

7.96±2.54

0.06±0.02

0.05±0.04

0.01

CV

 

1.9

7.57

31.1

31.38

18.01

-

LSD

 

60.53

5.72

5.08

0.04

0.02

-

Where, LSD= least significant difference, CV=coefficient of variation, DM=drying method, Spp. =species, Vit-A=vitamine A, EWI=estimated weekly intake mercury, T=tilapia, Ct=cat fish, Cr=common carp, SD=sun drying, SmD=smoke drying, OD=oven drying, Br=blend ratio, Rp=red pepper, C=dried control and the values are mean ±SD in that the mean values followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different at 5% level of significance.