Investigation on Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Skin as a Potentially Effective Natural Food Preservative

Table 4

Effect of pomegranate peel extract on TVN values (mg/100 g) of Ompok pabda fish at different time intervals ().

Sl	Sample	0 hours (initial time)	4 hours	12 hours	18 hours	24 hours	Acceptable limit
1	Control	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a
2	P1	^d	^d	^b	^c	^c
3	P2	^c	^c	^d	^c	^d	<30.00
4	P3	^b	^b	^c	^b	^b

P1 = sample preserved in cold water extract; P2 = sample preserved in 70% MeOH extract; P3 = hot water extract. (). Means within a row followed by different letters are significantly different ().