Table 2

Brine	pH	Dry matter content, wt%	Ash content wt%	Salt content wt%	Iron content (mg/kg)	Total fatty acids (mg/mL)
VC	4.03 ± 0.00^e	13.16 ± 1.90^d	5.80 ± 0.46^c	5.55 ± 0.09^c	1.61 ± 0.12^b	20.1 ± 2.51^a
SC	5.82 ± 0.03^c	23.22 ± 0.59^c	14.58 ± 0.56^b	14.21 ± 0.16^b	2.08 ± 0.46^b	4.01 ± 0.28^c
TSa	5.77 ± 0.02^c,d	37.88 ± 0.34^a	16.12 ± 0.23^a	15.71 ± 0.08^a	4.16 ± 0.20^a,b	8.92 ± 0.38^b
TSp	5.72 ± 0.01^d	26.62 ± 0.09^b	16.12 ± 0.06^a	15.53 ± 0.11^a	5.68 ± 1.14^a	5.36 ± 0.28^b,c
D-TSa	6.32 ± 0.01^b	8.27 ± 0.07^e	5.14 ± 0.04^c	4.94 ± 0.03^d	0.75 ± 0.39^b	8.13 ± 0.54^b,c
D-TSp	6.96 ± 0.05^a	1.91 ± 0.04^f	1.02 ± 0.01^d	0.99 ± 0.01^e	0.75 ± 1.76^b	4.45 ± 0.13^c

Values are given as means (n = 3) ± standard deviations (absolute values). By columns, letters indicate homogeneous values (p < 0.05).

Table 2: pH, dry matter, ash, salt, iron and fatty acid content of the different brines.