Table 5. Changes in proximate composition (moisture, protein, lipid, and ash content) of different smoked products on different days of storage at ambient temperature.
Storage period (days) |
Treatment
|
Proximate composition |
|||
Moisture (%) |
Protein (%) |
Lipid (%) |
Ash (%) |
||
01 |
T1 |
68.80±0.45b |
19.45±0.33b |
10.28±0.64b |
1.55±0.06a |
T2 |
67.19±0.31c |
20.20±0.61a |
11.40±0.24a |
1.58±0.27a |
|
Control |
70.79±0.50a |
18.48±0.54c |
9.52±0.34c |
1.48±0.37a |
|
03 |
T1 |
68.99±0.45b |
19.48±0.39b |
10.24±0.59b |
1.60±0.13a |
T2 |
67.24±0.43c |
20.30±0.54a |
11.37±0.34a |
1.64±0.22a |
|
Control |
70.84±0.40a |
18.53±0.58c |
9.43±0.39c |
1.54±0.33a |
|
05 |
T1 |
69.44±0.35b |
19.53±0.44b |
10.11±0.54b |
1.69±0.19a |
T2 |
67.62±0.59c |
20.34±0.58a |
11.32±0.28a |
1.69±0.17a |
|
Control |
70.68±0.51a |
18.50±0.54c |
9.55±0.33c |
1.51±0.32a |
|
07 |
T1 |
68.76±0.93b |
19.48±0.43b |
10.18±0.47b |
1.64±0.16a |
T2 |
68.00±0.24c |
20.41±0.60a |
11.31±0.19a |
1.71±0.19a |
|
Control |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
|
p-value |
|
|
|
|
|
Day |
0.495 |
0.980 |
0.979 |
0.812 |
|
Treatments |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.464 |
|
NND = no data. The p-values indicating significant differences (p<0.05) between the treatments, and storage periods (days).