Crude lemon grass extract was prepared by blending fresh lemon grass in water (1:1 w/v),
filtering and adding 5% NaCl (w/v). Soaking fresh catfish fillets in crude lemon grass extract for 45
minutes prior to drying at 50°C in a hot-air oven for 1 h before smoking for 1 h at 60°C and drying for
45 min at 60°C resulted in products with the highest consumer acceptability. The water activity (aw) of
the products was 0.932, color parameters L*, a* and b* were 44.41, 6.36 and 9.40, respectively while
moisture, protein, fat, ash and carbohydrate contents were 62.1, 24.0, 10.3, 1.2 and 2.4%, respectively.
Total count for bacteria was 3.25x102 and for yeast and mold was