Table 1.

Proximate composition, salt, WSN and SSN of dried mackerel

Parameters	MVD	HAD
Proximate composition
Moisture (%)	32.45 ± 1.2	31.11 ± 1.86
Protein (%)	44.53 ± 1.71	43.38 ± 1.26
Fat (%)	4.02 ± 0.38a	5.28 ± 0.74b
Ash (%)	21.61 ± 0.85b	17.9 ± 0.36a
Salt content (%)	20.43 ± 0.76b	15.03 ± 0.62a
Water soluble nitrogen (% wet weight)	11.25 ± 1.06	12.81 ± 0.89
Salt soluble nitrogen (% wet weight)	28.13 ± 1.64a	32.81 ± 1.29b

For each parameter, mean values (n = 3 with standard deviation) followed by different letters (a, b) denote significant differences (p < 0.05) between the sources