Table 2.

Average weight (kg) of cod treated with polyphosphates through the industrial production of dried salted cod

Treatments	Brining	Dry-salting	1st drying	2nd drying	Industrial desalting	Freezing	Glazing	Domestic desalting
Control—0% (n = 20)	1.052y	0.762y	0.634y	0.634x	0.774ax	0.773x	0.819x	0.729bx
3% (n = 10)	1.061xy	0.806x	0.724x	0.610x	0.735ax	0.723x	0.777x	0.690ax
6% (n = 10)	1.087x	0.813x	0.733x	0.623x	0.760ax	0.753x	0.809x	0.706ax

Processing with polyphosphates (3 and 6%) was performed in brining solution with 18 g/100 mL of NaCl. Results are presented considering a standardized cod with an initial weight of 1 kg. Standard deviations were lower than 50 g. Different letters denote significant differences between polyphosphate batches (x–y) and between industrial and domestic desalting (a–b)