Experimental run Processing
conditions
Temperature
(°C)

Time
(hr)

Moisture
Contents
Protein
Contents 
Fat contents Gross energy value (Kcal/g)
 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
    Not dried after brining   80 ± 3 2:00 35.00 52.91 8.06 284.18
2:30 30.00 59.24 4.81 280.37
3:00 29.00 60.81 4.00 279.30
90 ± 3   2:00 34.00 58.54 3.16 262.64
2:30 30.00 59.52 4.36 277.38
3:00 33.00 58.83 3.65 268.29
100 ±   2:00 37.00 53.10 5.17 259.00
2:30 35.00 55.55 4.57 263.36
3:00 31.00 57.85 5.74 283.13
10
11
13
13
14
15
16
17
18
  Pre-dried
after brining
80 ± 3   2:00 26.00 62.17 7.25 314.02
2:30 26.00 62.35 7.29 315.06
3:00 25.08 64.10 7.11 320.45
90 ± 3   2:00 26.00 62.44 4.66 291.79
2:30 26.00 61.97 7.31 313.77
3:00 25.33 64.12 5.82 308.96
100 ± 3 2:00 25.33 65.50 3.80 296.25
2:30 25.50 64.68 4.76 301.63
3:00 24.50 63.52 6.59 313.49
Table 10: The effects of smoking temperature and time on gross energy value/calorie of Nile Tilapia (O. niloticus).