Table 5. Comparisons of the proximate composition of mud crab and Moringa oleifera flour

Nutrient content Proximate value based on Enrichment doses in live feed
0 mg/L 50 mg/L 100 mg/L 150 mg/L
Crude protein (%) Mud crab larvae 44.86 ± 0.35c 46.36 ± 0.41b 48.89 ± 0.40a 47.01 ± 0.51b
M. oleifera 0 15.05 30.11 45.16
Crude lipid (%) Mud crab larvae 4.54 ± 0.13d 4.98 ± 0.09c 7.30 ± 0.16a 5.33 ± 0.11b
M. oleifera 0 2.98 5.96 8.94
Ash (%) Mud crab larvae 43.63 ± 0.58a 39.32 ± 0.34b 33.33 ± 0.17c 39.09 ± 0.35b
M. oleifera 0 3.28 6.56 9.84
Energy (kj/g) Mud crab larvae 304.48 ± 1.77c 328.22 ± 2.07b 368.11 ± 0.19a 331.61 ± 1.58b
Values in the dark blue rows are presented as average ± SD. Notation of different superscript in the same row shows that the comparison between treatments are significantly different (p < 0.05).