Samples Live weight of fish (g) Dressed Weight(g) Weight after Total smoking (g) Weightloss(g) Weight loss (%) BP0 845 716 295 550.66 65.11 BP2 860 725.6 265.31 594.69 69.15 BP5 815 691.67 264.88 550.13 67.5

Average weight loss (%) =67.26 BP0: Fish sample treated with 3% brine solution only (control) BP2: Fish sample treated with mixture of 3% brine and 2% black pepper BP5: Fish sample treated with mi8xture of 3% brine and 5% black pepper

Table 1: Mean weight Characteristics of Dried Moon-fish (Citharinus citharus) pretreated with black pepper.