Safety Evaluation of Local Weight-Gain Formulas in the Saudi Arabian Markets

Table 1

Chemical composition of local formulas (g/100 g) on fresh water.

Number	Ash	Moisture	Protein	Fat	Carbohydrate^*	Fiber	Energy (Kcal/100 g)
1	11.71	3.23	13.12	0.84	6.62	1.02	86.52
2	7.73	4.29	16.65	0.32	7.88	1.29	101.03
3	11.05	5.49	11.93	0.53	5.75	1.36	75.51
4	7.37	7.41	29.05	0.32	5.81	1.12	142.32
5	7.80	4.46	16.26	0.76	5.57	1.15	94.16
6	5.26	3.71	27.12	0.19	3.09	0.65	122.55
7	20.23	6.29	9.75	0.41	13.20	2.61	95.49
8	7.39	5.28	17.58	0.70	9.22	1.76	113.50
9	8.02	3.79	10.52	0.23	5.61	0.92	66.59
10	6.23	6.02	10.95	0.38	4.09	0.97	63.58
11	7.33	3.80	12.97	0.81	6.51	0.53	85.21
12	9.56	3.50	13.76	0.11	29.31	1.12	173.27
13	7.90	7.21	13.55	0.24	9.41	3.92	94.00
14	8.89	4.69	13.61	0.36	60.20	0.51	298.47
15	5.18	4.48	11.51	0.85	2.52	0.75	63.78
16	6.31	3.98	22.74	0.21	22.90	0.88	184.48
17	6.36	3.18	19.59	0.78	3.76	0.69	100.46
18	7.71	4.00	13.07	0.43	4.58	1.09	74.43
19	6.80	3.68	13.76	0.12	32.83	1.25	187.46
20	6.74	2.90	17.31	0.40	72.08	0.57	361.16
21	4.42	3.50	18.81	0.24	25.65	0.99	179.98
22	6.55	3.28	17.64	0.51	22.18	1.00	163.89
23	8.10	5.69	13.70	0.88	4.21	0.77	79.55
24	8.42	3.03	18.79	0.29	7.04	1.15	105.91
25	7.35	3.41	17.10	1.02	8.17	0.66	110.21
26	8.75	3.14	12.70	0.14	36.77	1.40	199.11
27	11.30	2.23	12.68	0.26	22.73	3.60	144.01
28	21.39	1.90	21.25	0.30	11.80	4.92	134.93
29	4.99	2.89	20.34	1.07	3.16	0.94	103.61
30	37.51	29.67	2.43	0.27	29.02	1.10	128.20
31	15.60	4.63	9.25	0.98	4.72	0.87	64.72
Means	25.71	9.68	4.99	15.47	0.48	15.69	1.34
Standard deviation	14.75	6.48	4.77	5.32	0.30	16.84	1.03

Total carbohydrates calculated by difference.