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AquaGrow® ARA (Arachidonic acid)
Boosts stress tolerance and immune response.

AquaGrow® ARA is a spray dried aquaculture nutrition product that provides a unique phospholipid source of Arachidonic acid. It is produced by a GMP regulated microbial fermentation process.

  • Contains min. 12% ARA by weight
  • Formulated to reduce residue, leaching and foaming
  • Ingested readily by Artemia nauplii
  • Fortified with protein and vitamins
  • Assimilated rapidly due to high level of polar lipids
  • Suitable for use as a component in broodstock/spawner and larval diets to increase egg hatching rates and decrease larval mortality

    Product Composition
 
Proximate Composition
%
Fat
Protein
Carbohydrate
Moisture
Fiber
Ash

35.0 min
18.0 min
20.0 min
7.0 max
1.0 max
18.0 max
Vitamins and Pigments
Vitamin A (U/lb)
Vitamin C (ppm)
Vitamin D (U/lb)
Vitamin E (mg/lb)
Carotene (mg/lb)
Xanthophyll (mg/lb)

1,200.0
210.0
3,400.0
110.0
0.8
2.7
Trace Minerals
(ppm)
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
Copper
Cobalt
Iodine
Magnesium

5.0
1.0
9.0
2.0
<0.1
2.5
362.0
Major Minerals
%
Calcium
Chloride
Potassium
Phosphorus
Sodium
Sulfur

0.07
3.08
0.31
0.80
2.64
0.22
Amino Acid Profile
(% of protein)
methionine
cysteine
lysine
phenylalanine
leucine
isoleucine
threonine
valine
histidine
arginine
glycine
aspartic acid
serine
glutamic acid
proline
hydroxyproline
alanine
tyrosine

2.3
0.7
6.5
7.0
13.7
5.8
4.2
6.2
3.3
5.4
3.8
8.2
4.2
11.7
6.1
0.1
6.6
3.5

Fatty Acid Content
(% of fat)
16:0 palmitic
18:0 stearic
18:1 oleic
18:2 linoleic
18:3 linolenic
20:4 ARA
20:5 EPA
22:5 DPA
22:6 DHA

13.2
10.3
10.8
8.7
3.2
min. 37.6
0.0
0.0
2.4

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    Relevant Research
 
Effects of docosahexaenoic, eicosapentaenoic, and arachidonic acids on the early growth, survival, lipid composition and pigmentation of yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea): a live food enrichment experiment
 
The effect of dietary arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) on growth, survival and resistance to handling stress in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) larvae

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