Tilapia fillet composition and the amount of some nitrogenous compounds in plants, produced in aquaponic system

Aquaponic system is a rarely modern system for producing healthy food including fish and plants. In the present study, the composition of tilapia and plant products produced in the aquaponic system including mint, peppermint, pennyroyal, green basil, purple basil, fodder beet, Swiss chard, various cultivars of lettuce, watercress, celery, and tomato have been studied. Tilapia fillets contained ۲۷.۴۳% of crude protein and oleic acid was the most abundant fatty acid. In all plant products, the amount of nitrite and nitrate were considerably lower than permissible limit of consumption. Also, the amount of protein in plant products was high. Results showed that products of aquaponic system have good quality for consumption.

کلیدواژه ها:

Aquaponics ، Tilapia ، Plants ، General composition ، Nitrite ، Nitrate