Time (hr) Color Flavor Texture Taste OA
6 6.83a 6.33a 7a 6.5a 7a
12 7.83b 7.33bc 7.83b 7a 8b
18 8.16b 7.66b 8.5b 8b 8.16b
24 7.16a 6.83ac 7.33ab 6.67a 7a
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.