Upon arrival to the
laboratory the fish were washed, scaled, gutted, and filleted. Before
drying, the white muscle was collected and cut into slices of about
5 5 10 mm by hands and their weight were determined by an
electronic balance (Model MP2000D, Shanghai Electronic Balance
Instrument Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China). The average moisture content
of raw slices was 80.5 ± 0.5 g/19.5 ± 0.5 g (g water/g dry
matter) and fat content 5.82 ± 0.65 g/100 g (g fat/g dry matter).