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Influence of floral-derived natural pigments on the growth, coloration, and biochemical profiles of golden trevally (Gnathanodon Speciosus Forskal, 1775)

  • Received : 2024.03.12
  • Accepted : 2024.06.11
  • Published : 2024.09.30
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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of various plant-derived carotenoid extracts on growth parameters and skin coloration of golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Five groups of fish were fed diets containing carotenoid sources from the petal extracts of the leopard tree (Caesalpinia ferrea), wild sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia), marigold (Tagetes erecta), yellow bells (Tecoma stans), Wedelia chinensis (Wedelia chinensis), along with a control group, each diet had a carotenoid concentration of 0.25 g/kg feed. The diets were based on the same fundamental ingredients and administered for 56 days. Results showed significant differences in growth parameters among the different diets, with wild sunflower and marigold petal extracts proving most effective in enhancing the skin coloration of golden trevally. High yellow (CIE b*), ranging from 17.2 to 18.8, were observed (Minolta CR-400), compared to only 12.2 ± 0.34 in the control group. Additionally, the carotenoid content in the tissue of the various groups differed significantly (p < 0.05), with the highest level of carotenoids (71.2 ± 2.9 ㎍/g tissue) detected in the fish skin of the dietary marigold flower group (UV-visible spectrophotometry). It is suggested that the petals of wild sunflowers and marigolds can efficiently improve body pigmentation and growth performance in golden trevally, indicating that these plant-derived carotenoids may have potential applications in aquaculture.

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Acknowledgement

This work is a contribution to the 65th Anniversary of Nha Trang University, Vietnam. We would like to express our gratitude to Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhat Anh and Mr. Duong Nguyen Hoang from the Vinh Hoa Marine Fish Breeding Farm, at the Aquaculture Institute of Nha Trang University, for their invaluable assistance with fish care, sample collection, and laboratory analyses.

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