@article{4525,
author = "Mark Nell C. Corpuz",
abstract = "This preliminary study developed a bottled product using silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus) or ayungin as the main fish ingredient and determined its sensorial acceptability and financial feasibility. Five treatment groups based on the amount of salt for brining were utilized: TI (without NaCl), T2 (50 g NaCl dissolved in 800 ml distilled water), T3 (100 g in 800 ml distilled water), T4 (150 g in 800 ml distilled water), and T5 (200 g in 800 ml of distilled water). The organoleptic test (9-point hedonic scale) showed that T2 (8.73 ± 0.52) had the highest mean rating in terms of taste nd was statistically similar to T3 (8.30 ± 0.70) (P > 0.05). It was followed by T4 (7.60 ± 0.81), T1 (7.00 ± 1.17), and T5 (4.27 ± 1.12). Other attributes including aroma, texture, and appearance were rated as liked very much, with T2 having the highest mean scores in all sensory attributes. According to the financial assumption, the daily production of 50 bottles, with a production period of 15 days per month (gate price = PhP 75 or USD 1.32) in 10 months of production can yield a total of PhP 562,500.00 (ca. USD 9,868) per annum. Cost and return analysis revealed the estimated internal rate of return was 38.61%; the return on investment was 33.89% and a payback period of 1.46.",
issn = "23191473",
journal = "IJAIR",
keywords = "Ayungin;Bataan;Bottling;Fish Processing;Income;ROI",
month = "January",
number = "4",
pages = "64-70",
title = "{S}ensory and {F}inancial {A}nalysis of {B}ottled {S}ilver {T}herapon ({L}eiopotherapon plumbeus) in {C}orn {O}il",
volume = "13",
year = "2025",
}