Presence of intramuscular bones, muddy flavour and soft texture of meat are the major constraints which reduces consumer acceptability of carps. A study was under taken in order to find out the effects of smoking and thermal processing on nutritional and organoleptic quality of grass carp meat. Mildly smoked ( h) at 700C grass carp packed in retort pouches and cans was processed to various F0 values (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 min) at a temperature of . | Nutritional and organoleptic changes of grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella Valenciennes 1844 meat upon smoking and thermal processing
