The effect of fish protein hydrolysate (FPH) substitution complementary feeding formula on the albumin levels of Sprague Dawley rat

Complementary feeding is given from the age of six months to meet nutritional needs. Complementary feeding with the composition of skim milk and green bean flour enriched with fish protein hydrolyzate (FPH) from kuniran fish (Upeneus moluccensis) was chosen as a source of protein to increase the nutritional intake of complementary feeding. The purpose of this study was to study the effect on Sprague Dawley rat albumin levels after the administration of complementary feeding formula with fish protein hydrolyzate substitution (FPH). This research was a True Experimental Design research with completely randomized design (CRD). A total of twenty-five Sprague Dawley male rats were acclimatized for 4 days, then divided into five regulatory groups. The control group was given standard feeding, T1 group was given F1 treatment (18% skim milk, 7.6% FPH flour, and 37.8% mung bean flour), T2 group was given F2 treatment (15% skim milk, 7.6% FPH flour, and 45.6% mung bean flour), T3 group was given F3 (18% skim milk, 6.2% FPH flour, and 45.6% mung bean flour), and group T4 given commercial treatment (Promina® ). Giving complementary feeding through sonde for 14 days at a dose of 0.18g/50gBW per day. Albumin levels were measured before and after the administration of complementary feeding treatment. Research data were analyzed using Mann Whitney on SPSS. Research shows that there were significant differences in the rate of albumin levels (p>0.05). Complementary feeding formula with the highest albumin levels in T2 (4.89 g/dL).