Table 2e

Time (hr)	Color	Flavor	Texture	Taste	OA
6	6.67^a	5.66^a	6.5^a	6^a	6.5^a
12	8.16^b	7.5^b	8.33^b	7.16^b	8.16^b
18	7.66^bc	7^c	7.67^c	7^b	7.33^c
24	7.5^c	7.16^bc	7.5^c	7^b	7.5^c
LSD (P<0.05)	0.594	0.43	0.686	0.40	0.594

The values are the mean of six panelist score. The values having same superscript in a column did not differ significantly at 5% level of significance.

Table 2e: Summary of the statistical test showing the difference between the treatments and within the variates for optimization of time at room temperature (26°C) for brine of 12 salt concentration.