Effect of dietary Citrus sinensis peel extract on growth performance, digestive enzyme activity, muscle biochemical composition, and metabolic enzyme status of the freshwater fish, Catla catla

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 3 Muscle biochemical composition of Catla catla fed with different concentrations of Citrus sinensis-supplemented diets during the experimental period

Parameters	Citrus sinensis concentration g kg^− 1
Parameters		Control	2.00 (diet 1)	6.00 (diet 2)	10 (diet 3)
Protein (mg/G)	Initial	27.68 ± 0.66	27.68 ± 0.66	27.68 ± 0.66	27.68 ± 0.66
Protein (mg/G)	Final	33.93 ± 1.19^d	41.11 ± 1.31^c	63.61 ± 3.16 ^a	55.54 ± 2.21^b
Carbohydrate (mg/G)	Initial	14.13 ± 0.91	14.13 ± 0.91	14.13 ± 0.91	14.13 ± 0.91
Carbohydrate (mg/G)	Final	21.74 ± 1.05^b	25.12 ± 1.93^b	44.48 ± 4.94^a	39.57 ± 1.64^a
Lipid (mg/G)	Initial	4.80 ± 0.58	4.80 ± 0.58	4.80 ± 0.58	4.80 ± 0.58
Lipid (mg/G)	Final	6.72 ± 1.09^b	7.22 ± 1.31^ab	9.70 ± 1.10^a	7.25 ± 1.52^ab

Mean values within the same row sharing the same superscript are not significantly different (P ˃ 0.05), Citrus sinensis-free diet; n = 3 (three samples from each treatment), mean ± SD