Effects of Dietary Inclusion of Canthaxanthin- and α-Tocopherol-Loaded Liposomes on Growth and Muscle Pigmentation of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Table 4

Proximate composition of the muscle of rainbow trout after 3 months of feeding with experimental diets (n = 3, unit: % wet weight).

Diet	Experimental diets	Crude protein	Crude lipid	Ash	Moisture
I	Commercial diet	20.19 ± 1.15	6.79 ± 1.10	1.83 ± 0.12	73.79 ± 1.73
II	Commercial diet supplemented with 1 g/kg lecithin	18.89 ± 1.12	7.43 ± 1.09	1.75 ± 0.37	73.25 ± 0.81
III	Commercial diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg α-tocopherol	19.22 ± 1.32	7.42 ± 1.04	1.57 ± 0.22	72.21 ± 0.64
IV	Commercial diet supplemented with 20 mg/kg canthaxanthin	20.07 ± 2.37	8.67 ± 2.33	1.72 ± 0.17	71.57 ± 1.12
V	Commercial diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg α-tocopherol and 20 mg/kg canthaxanthin	19.86 ± 1.86	7.51 ± 1.56	1.68 ± 0.34	73.13 ± 0.79
VI	Commercial diet supplemented with 1 g/kg α-tocopherol-loaded liposomes	20.25 ± 1.06	6.32 ± 1.18	1.23 ± 0.23	72.13 ± 1.46
VII	Commercial diet supplemented with 1 g/kg canthaxanthin-loaded liposomes (IC = 1%)	19.29 ± 1.19	7.29 ± 1.24	1.97 ± 0.28	70.22 ± 0.91
VIII	Commercial diet supplemented with 1 g/kg canthaxanthin- and α-tocopherol-loaded liposomes (IC = 0.1%)	19.57 ± 1.28	7.12 ± 1.06	1.72 ± 0.21	73.15 ± 0.94
IX	Commercial diet supplemented with 1 g/kg canthaxanthin- and α-tocopherol-loaded liposomes (IC = 0.5%)	20.25 ± 2.17	8.13 ± 2.43	1.65 ± 0.12	74.75 ± 1.02
X	Commercial diet supplemented with 1 g/kg canthaxanthin- and α-tocopherol-loaded liposomes (IC = 1%)	19.26 ± 1.69	7.91 ± 1.96	1.83 ± 0.24	71.03 ± 0.94

Figures resulted from triplicate measurements and are presented as mean ± SE.