samples at each sampling time. Thereafter, the salt contents
in control and inoculated samples increased to 18.8% and
18.4% at the end of fermentation (Day 120), respectively. There
was significant difference (p < 0.05) between the salt contents
of control and inoculated sample at Day 120 of fermentation.
Similarly, Xu et al [24] demonstrated that the salt content in
fish sauce increased gradually after 30 days of fermentation.
As shown in Fig. 3, the pH value (6.2) in samples was
detected at the initial time, increased slightly during 120 days