Table 9. List of commonly used binders, attractants and preservatives in formulated feeds for milkfish
Common name	Chemical formula	Brand name	Manufacturer/Distributor	Approximate cost (US$/kg)	% inclusion
					Min	Max
Binder	Bread flour	Montana spring flour	Phil. Foremost Milling Corp.	0.5	4	5
	Corn starch	Farola corn starch	Lu Do & Yu Ym Corp	0.48 � 0.70	4	5
	κ-carageenan (binder)	Carageenan pure gel-400	Cebu Aqua Marketing	9	5
	Calcium lignisulfanate	Unibind	Integrated Aquaculture Specialists, Inc. (distributor)	0.9
	Polymethylolcarbamide	Meri-bind	Meridin Animal Health		< 0.3
	Polymethylolcarbamide	Sunny binder	Zhejaing University Sunny Nutrition Technology Company, Limited	1.4	0.2	0.4
	Caboxymethyl cellulose	CMC USB	USB Corporation	30.7	0.2	1
Attractant	None
Preservatives	Butylated  hydroxytoluene	Vulkanox BHT	Lanxess Pte. Ltd.	7.9	0.5	1.5
Colorants	None