Three methods of drying (oven, sun and smoke) were used to dry Bonga spp., Sardinella spp. and
Heterotis niloticus. The physico-chemical and minerals contents of the sample were determined using
standard methods. Oven dried H. niloticus recorded the highest (16.42%) moisture content while the
least moisture content 9.27% were obtained in oven-dried and sun-dried Sardinella sp. Highest protein
content (51.06%) was found in sundried Sardinella sp., while the highest and the least fat value of
60.36% and 12.13% were recorded for smoke-dried and sun-dried H. niloticus, respectively. Banga sp.
have the highest ash content of all the fish evaluated for proximate composition