Sucrose and sorbitol were purchased from R&M Chemicals
(Essex, UK). Potato starch and salt were obtained from local
grocery store. Spanish mackerel was obtained from local wet
market. Trehalose was obtained from Fukui Confectionary
Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia); Inulin Frutafit® HD (8 monomers), also
known as inulin HD in this paper, was sponsored by Sensus
Company (USA). Whatman® qualitative filter paper with
90 mm diameter was purchased from Fisher Scientific Co.
(Pittsburgh, Pa., USA).