DM

Treatment

Spp

Color

Odor

Texture

Overall acceptability

SD

C

T

4.26±0.78c

4.50±0.65b

4.32±0.74bc

4.74±0.63b

 

C

Ct

4.32±0.79c

4.46±0.50b

3.58± 0.54d

4.70±0.46b

 

C

Cr

4.30±0.79c

4.42±0.57b

4.22±0.58c

4.62±0.49b

SD

Br

T

5.36±0.98a

4.98±0.77a

4.62±0.85ba

5.14±0.70 a

   

Ct

5.54±0.84a

5.04±0.78a

4.48±0.76bac

5.20± 0.64 a

   

Cr

5.42±0.84a

5.00±0.73a

4.62±0.92ba

5.20±0.67 a

 

Rp

T

5.52±0.89a

5.04±1.11a

4.52±0.84bac

5.16±0.82 a

   

Ct

5.48±0.95a

5.00±0.67a

4.58±0.88bac

5.26± 0.69a

   

Cr

5.54±0.84a

5.04±0.83a

4.58±0.78bac

5.12± 0.77a

SmD

Control

T

4.94±0.74b

3.04±1.11d

3.56±0.54d

4.72±0.61b

   

Ct

4.94±0.71b

3.74±0.72c

4.26±0.56bc

4.72±0.61b

   

Cr

5.00±0.67b

4.44±0.54b

3.56±0.54d

4.68± 0.47b

 

Br

T

5.58±0.91a

5.18±0.75a

4.56±0.76bac

5.12±0.80 a

   

Ct

5.12±0.69a

4.90±0.79a

4.70±0.84a

5.20±0.70 a

   

Cr

5.54±0.89a

5.12±0.72a

4.62±0.81ba

5.20±0.73 a

 

Rp

T

5.46±0.99a

5.04±0.70a

4.56±0.97bac

5.14±0.73 a

   

Ct

5.46±0.93a

5.02±0.82a

4.48±0.76bac

5.18± 0.83 a

   

Cr

5.46±0.84a

5.06±0.71a

4.70±0.91a

5.26±0.66 a

OD

Control

T

5.98±0.68b

4.50±0.58b

4.32±0.71bc

4.68±0.47b

   

Ct

3.60±1.09d

4.42±0.57b

3.56±0.50d

4.64±0.48b

   

Cr

4.30±0.79c

4.40±0.61b

4.26±0.56 bc

4.70± 0.46b

 

Br

T

5.52 ± 0.91a

5.04±0.78a

4.62±0.88ba

5.24±0.66 a

   

Ct

5.48±0.95a

5.00±0.83a

4.52±0.71bac

5.14±0.67 a

   

Cr

5.50±0.86a

5.98±0.74a

4.60±0.83ba

5.28 ± 0.64a

 

Rp

T

5.60±0.93a

5.08±0.83a

4.54±0.86bac

5.16±0.82 a

   

Ct

5.40±0.95a

4.98±0.77a

4.70±1.01a

5.24± 0.72a

   

Cr

5.52±0.93a

5.02±0.80a

4.54±0.81bac

5.18±0.66 a

CV

   

16.83

15.58

17.64

13.16

LSD

   

0.34

0.29

0.3

0.26

Where, LSD= least significant difference, trtmnt=treatment,DM=drying method,CV=coefficient of variation, Spp. = species, T= tilapia, Ct=cat fish, Cr=common carp, C=control samples, Br=blend ratio, Rp=red pepper, SD=sun drying, SmD=smoke drying, OD=oven drying, C=dried control and the values are mean ±SD in that the mean values followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different at 5% level of significance.