Table 2. The effect of enzyme concentration, incubation time and temperature on %DH of skipjack tuna viscera

Group %Enzyme (w/w) Incubation time (hr) %DH
50°C 55°C 60°C
1 0.5 4 31.76 ± 0.24eA 40.04 ± 0.63bB 47.80 ± 0.73fC
2 0.5 6 30.46 ± 0.47bcA 41.61 ± 0.47deB 44.28 ± 0.33dC
3 0.5 8 29.87 ± 0.42bA 37.18 ± 1.03aB 44.86 ± 0.27deC
4 1 4 31.59 ± 0.18deA 40.66b ± 0.28cB 45.04 ± 0.03eC
5 1 6 28.31 ± 0.12aA 40.33 ± 0.34bB 41.35 ± 0.45bC
6 1 8 28.70 ± 0.63aA 37.71 ± 0.47aB 43.00 ± 0.26cC
7 1.5 4 29.66 ± 0.01bA 42.41 ± 0.22eB 47.99 ± 0.10fC
8 1.5 6 30.87 ± 0.89cdA 41.34 ± 0.14cdB 43.40 ± 0.32cC
9 1.5 8 30.00 ± 0.07bA 37.12 ± 0.13aB 40.52 ± 0.25aC
Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3).
Different lowercase letters in the same column represent a significant difference (p < 0.05) of mean between treatments.
Different uppercase letters in the same row represent a significant difference (p < 0.05) of mean between treatments.
%DH, degree of hydrolysis.