Effects of varied drying methods on the proximate composition, sensory qualities, and rehydration characteristics of mud eel (Monopterus cuchia)

Mud eel (Monopterus cuchia) is a tasty, medicinally valuable, nutritionally rich amphibious freshwater fish predominantly found in Bangladesh. This study aimed to investigate the impact of drying on the proximate compositions, sensory, and rehydration characteristics of dried mud eel. The fish were longitudinally sliced into fillets with an average thickness of 0.5–0.8 cm and then dried at different drying methods with or without pretreatment of 10% salt (NaCl). The Peleg's and Arrhenius...