Table 4e

Time (hr)	Color	Flavor	Texture	Taste	OA
6	6.83^a	6.33^a	7^a	6.5^a	7^a
12	7.83^b	7.33^bc	7.83^b	7^a	8^b
18	8.16^b	7.66^b	8.5^b	8^b	8.16^b
24	7.16^a	6.83^ac	7.33^ab	6.67^a	7^a
LSD (P<0.05)	0.485	0.561	0.58	0.605	0.251

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 4e: Summary of the statistical test showing the difference between the treatments and within the variates for optimization of time at 10°C for brine of 16% salt concentration.