Samples Live weight of fish (g) Dressed Weight(g) Weight after Total smoking (g) Weightloss(g) Weight loss (%) MFS(A) 845.66 716 295 550.66 65.11 MFS(B) 860 725.67 265.3 594.7 69.15 MFS(C) 815 691.67 264.6 550.4 67.5

Average weight loss (%) =67.26 Key MFS(A) fish sample treated with 3% brine solution (Control) MFS(B) Fish sample treated with mixture of 3% brine and 1.5% Piper guineese MFS(C) Fish sample treated with mixture of 3% brine and 3% Piper guineese

Table 1: Weight characteristics of spice pre-treated oven-dried moon fish.