Table 3e

Time (hrs)	Color	Flavor	Texture	Taste	OA
6	6.83^a	6.83^a	6.83^a	6.17^a	6.83^a
12	7.66^b	7.5^b	7.66^b	5.67^a	7.67^b
18	7.83^b	7.83^b	7.82^b	7.33^b	7.83^b
24	8.33^c	7.66^b	8.5^c	7.5^b	8.33^c
LSD (P<0.05)	0.389	0.425	0.481	0.608	0.449

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 3e: Summary of the statistical test showing the difference between the treatments and within the variates for optimization of time at 4°C for brine of 16% salt concentration.