Rheological properties and structural changes in steamed and boiled abalone meat

ABSTRACT: Changes in tissue structures, rheological properties, and water content of abalone meat were studied in relation to boiling and steaming time. The adductor muscle of abalone Haliotis discus, which was removed directly from the shell, was boiled or steamed for 1 h, 2 h, and 3 h. When observed under a light microscope and by scanning electron microscopy, structural changes in the myofibrils were greatest in the boiled abalone meat compared with the steamed meat. When heating time was increased from 1 h to 3 h, the instantaneous modulus E ₀ of boiled abalone meat decreased gradually with increased heating time, whereas the E ₀ of steamed abalone meat was reduced when heated for 2 h. When heated for 1 h, the relaxation time of steamed abalone meat was much longer than that of boiled meat. There were no significant changes in the relaxation time of abalone meat among the different boiling times, but the relaxation time of steamed abalone meat was reduced gradually with increasing heating times. The study's results confirmed that the difference in rheological properties between the boiled and steamed meats was due mainly to the denaturation level of myofibrils when heated for 1 h, as well as due to the changes in water and solid content and the manner in which the inner water was exchanged after heating time was increased from 1 h to 3 h.     

The Rheological Properties and Structural Changes of Abalone Meat with Different Drying Methods

Changes in tissue structure and rheological properties of abalone meat with cold air drying and natural drying were studied. Natural drying took 168 h, while cold air drying took 120 h, which was 71% of natural drying. Nutrition loss of cold air drying abalone meat was less than that of natural drying samples. Muscle fibers in heated samples reassembled, and voids in muscular tissue extended. With drying time increasing, muscle fibers in abalone meat shrank, and the size of aperture among myofibrils decreased. While drying finished, myofibrils in cold air drying abalone meat had a homogeneous network structure, which was fit for water restoration. Rheological properties (elasticity modulus E, viscosity modulus η, and rupture strength) in heated samples were smaller than those in raw samples, while the relaxation time τ was greater. During the drying process, E, η, and rupture strength tended to increase, and the relaxation time τ had no significant regularity changes. Compared with natural drying, the cold air drying had more advantages in actual production as the drying time was shorter, and the drying process and sanitary conditions were easy to control.     

不同加热温度下刺参肌肉组织与胶原纤维结构的变化

为研究鲜活和不同加热温度下刺参体壁组织构造及其胶原纤维结构的变化,采用VanGieson染色法观察组织构造、采用细胞分裂扫描电镜法(cell-maceration/SEM)观察胶原纤维结构,同时利用示差扫描量热仪(DSC)测定刺参肌肉蛋白质的热收缩温度。结果发现,在不同加热温度条件下,刺参体壁组织构造及其胶原纤维结构均发生显著变化。随着加热温度的升高,刺参肌肉组织中纤维逐渐聚集交联,形成多孔网状结构;蛋白质发生热变性、胶原纤维结构收缩,导致纤维排列紧密,纤维间孔隙度呈减小趋势。与刺参整体组织构造的变化相比,胶原纤维结构的变化尤其明显。鲜活刺参体壁肌肉蛋白质的热收缩温度为68.92℃,加热过程中蛋白质的热变性是引起其构造变化的主要原因。     

Quality and Sensory Characteristics of Volutharpa ampullacea perryi (False Abalone) Meat during the Boiling Cooking

Volutharpa ampullacea perryi (false abalone) meats were water cooked at 75–100°C for 5–60 min, and the changes in weight loss, pH, color, in vitro digestibility, texture, microstructure, and sensory characteristics were investigated. The weight rapidly decreased in the initial cooking and decreased slightly with the extension of both heating temperature and time. Obvious differences in color were found compared between the raw and cooked meats with respect to ΔL*, Δa*, and Δb* values. Digestibility was significantly improved with the thermal treatments. Textual properties, such as hardness, springiness, chewiness, and resilience, improved with the increasing of thermal intensity, but reduced with overcooking, and the variations were further confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy analysis. The samples boiled at 90–95°C for 10–15 min and 100°C for 5–10 min acquired better acceptance in the sensory evaluation. The complex relationship among cooking conditions and physicochemical and histological characteristics of meat as well as the consumer perceptions was illuminated by the principal components regression analysis. These results could provide useful information for quality control in V. a. perryi meat cooking.     

Chemical, physical and sensory changes of small abalone meat during cooking

ABSTRACT:   Small abalone meats were heated at 80°C and 98°C for 0–120 min and the differences in chemical, physical and sensory changes of the cooked meats were investigated. The decrease in moisture and weight and the increase in browning and Hunter's b -value were relatively higher for cooking at 98°C than at 80°C. After cooking for 20–120 min, the total amount of adenosine triphosphate and its related compounds on a dry weight basis decreased by 17–27% at 80°C and by 30–39% at 98°C; the total amount of free amino acids on a dry weight basis changed insignificantly at 80°C but decreased by 22–35% after cooking at 98°C. The meats cooked at 80°C were higher in cutting force whereas the levels in the samples cooked at 98°C did not decrease until samples had been cooked for 60 min. The hydroxyproline content showed little change during cooking except for in samples cooked at 98°C for 120 min, in which the content was found to be low. The extended cooking at 80°C improved the acceptability of small abalone meat, whereas only the acceptability score of aroma increased significantly for cooking at 98°C.     

Comparison of taste components in cooked meats of small abalone fed different diets

ABSTRACT: Differences in taste preference and the levels of extractive components and glycogen were compared between cooked meats of small abalone Haliotis diversicolor fed either gracilar (G-small abalone) or an artificial diet (A-small abalone). Using sensory tests, taste preference of cooked meats was significantly higher for A-small abalone than for G-small abalone. Results of clustering analysis and principal component analysis of chemical data also revealed that the two cooked meats differed from each other in terms of their measured constituent compositions irrespective of sampling periods. Compared with G-small abalone, A-small abalone meats were lower in taurine and arginine, but higher in glycine (Gly), glutamic acid (Glu), alanine, serine, proline, adenosine monophosphate (AMP), and glycogen. It is concluded that the discrepancy in the levels of taste-active components of abalone, such as Gly, Glu, and AMP, is likely to be responsible for the differences in taste preference between G- and A-small abalone cooked meats.     

熟制与贮藏对凡纳滨对虾挥发性成分的影响

为研究熟制与贮藏对凡纳滨对虾挥发性成分的影响,采用电子鼻及固相微萃取—气相色谱—质谱联用技术分析虾肉的挥发性成分,并采用相对气味活度值和感官评定法评价虾肉风味的变化。结果显示,熟制与贮藏对虾肉中的挥发性成分影响显著。凡纳滨对虾生虾、熟虾、熟虾冷却、熟虾冷却过夜及二次熟制虾分别被检出50、68、63、49和41种挥发性成分。二次熟制后,虾肉中的挥发性成分有所减少,感官上虾的特征鲜香气也略微减弱;一次熟制对虾肉的风味影响不大。生虾肉中检测出的挥发性成分如壬醛和癸醛等对风味有显著性影响;熟虾肉中检测出壬醛、癸醛和十四醛等;二次熟制的虾肉中检测出对风味影响较大的挥发性成分主要是十八醛、二丁基羟基甲苯等。熟虾经过夜(4°C)放置后,其中检测出的挥发性成分种类和总量均减少,但总量差异不显著。研究表明,熟制可显著增加挥发性风味成分种类和总量,二次熟制与一次熟制相比,凡纳滨对虾的关键风味物质种类和含量显著降低;熟虾冷却后4°C贮藏12 h风味差异不显著。     

Nutrient Composition of Raw and Cooked Meat of Male Southern King Crab (Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782)

This study provides information about nutrient composition of adult males of southern king crab (Lithodes santolla). Proximate composition of raw and cooked meat (g/100 g meat) averaged: moisture?=?80.9 and 78.6, protein?=?14.6 and 16.3, fat?=?0.70 and 0.76, and ash?=?2.03 and 2.10, respectively. Arginine, glutamic acid, leucine, and aspartic acid (20.4, 9.4, 8.0, and 7.9 g aa/100 g protein, respectively) were the major amino acids. The predominant fatty acid was 18:1n-9c (21.8 and 22.1%), followed by 20:5n-3 (17.1 and 21.8%), 16:0 (15.8 and 15.3%), and 22:6n-3 (11.0 and 13.5%). Cooked meat contained more cholesterol (51.0 mg/100 g meat) and phospholipids (60.1 mg/100 g meat) than raw meat (37.3 and 13.9 mg/100 g meat, respectively), with phosphatidylcholine representing over 80% of the total phospholipid content. The main tocopherol was α-tocopherol (raw meat?=?1.30 mg/100 g meat, cooked meat?=?1.14 mg/100 g meat). Major mineral contents of raw and cooked meat (mg/100 g meat) were: Na?=?509 and 594, K?=?179 and 203, Ca?=?114 and 197, P?=?126 and 143, Mg?=?34 and 41, Fe?=?1.26 and 1.86, and Zn?=?1.88 and 2.64, respectively. Thus, the nutritional quality of the cooked meat of the southern king crab makes it especially adequate for cholesterol-restricted, balanced low-fat meat diets.     

不同加热条件下海螺足部质构的变化

研究了鲜活和不同加热条件下(5、20、60 min)海螺足部的组织构造及其流变学特性的变化,并进行了质地剖面分析(TPA)和感官评定试验,为海螺深加工制品的开发及加工工艺的优化提供理论基础和科学依据.组织构造变化采用Van Gieson染色法观察,流变学特性参数和TPA通过质构仪测定,同时比较了TPA和感官评定间的相关性.结果表明:不同的加热处理对海螺足部的组织结构和流变学特征参数有明显影响.流变学特性与组织结构的变化之间具有一定的关联性.流变学特征参数表明鲜活海螺足部的肌肉具有硬度大、弹力和粘着性小的质地特点,而加热样品则是硬度小、弹力和粘着性大.海螺足部的热加工应以加热20 min为宜,时间太短或过长都无法给人以最佳的口感.TPA和感官评定在硬度(R=0.969 2)、弹性(R=0.927 2)和咀嚼性(R=0.854 2)方面呈显著相关性,在粘着性(R:0.794 5)方面也有较好的相关性.     

凡纳滨对虾虾肉和虾头中风味物质的比较

为充分利用和开发虾头资源从而提高对虾经济附加值,同时探讨熟制对虾类风味产生的影响,以凡纳滨对虾生、熟虾肉和生、熟虾头为研究对象,利用氨基酸自动分析仪、高效液相色谱法(HPLC)和气相色谱—质谱联用法(GC/MS)分别对氨基酸、呈味核苷酸、挥发性物质和营养成分的含量进行检测。结果显示,虾头中的蛋白质含量显著高于虾肉,熟制会使粗蛋白的含量下降,但变化差异不显著;虾头中必需氨基酸(EAA)含量和游离氨基酸总量(TFAA)显著高于虾肉,二者主要游离氨基酸种类相同(甘氨酸、精氨酸、脯氨酸、丙氨酸和苏氨酸),对虾头呈味有贡献的游离氨基酸种类更丰富;虾头和虾肉中肌苷酸(IMP)含量最高,腺苷酸(AMP)次之,二者的味道强度值(TAV)均大于1,对鲜味贡献较大。GC/MS共检测出88种挥发性物质,虾肉和虾头中分别特有29种和18种,挥发性物质种类和含量的差异形成虾肉和虾头的特殊气味,熟制产生大量的醛类、酮类和芳香类物质。研究表明,凡纳滨对虾虾肉和虾头中营养物质、游离氨基酸、呈味核苷酸、挥发性物质的组成和含量对风味的贡献存在显著差异。     

养殖日本真鲈和大口黑鲈原料特性比较

为了解养殖海水鲈鱼日本真鲈(Lateolabrax iaponcas)和淡水大口黑鲈(Micropterus salmoides)原料特性及加工可适性,测定了养殖日本真鲈和大口黑鲈的形态参数、基本成分、蛋白质组成、p H值、采肉率、熟肉率、系水力、滴水损失、鱼肉色泽和质构参数,并对养殖日本真鲈和大口黑鲈原料特性进行比较分析。结果表明:日本真鲈和大口黑鲈的形体参数和色泽差异显著(P0.05),两者的鱼头、鱼骨和内脏所占比例均较高;粗脂肪含量差异较大(P0.05),大口黑鲈粗脂肪含量是日本真鲈的2.70倍;粗蛋白总含量差异不大,但各种蛋白的含量有显著性差异(P0.05),日本真鲈的总基质蛋白含量高于大口黑鲈;大口黑鲈鱼肉较日本真鲈p H略低,熟肉率低,滴水损失率和失水率分别为日本真鲈的2.20倍和2.06倍;大口黑鲈和日本真鲈的质构参数均存在显著性差异(P0.05),大口黑鲈质构特性优于日本真鲈,口感较好。综合分析表明日本真鲈适合加工鱼糜等产品,而大口黑鲈适合生鱼片、鱼片等加工。两种鱼在加工过程中产生的下脚料较多,应合理利用下脚料提高其附加值。     

Comparison of connective tissue structure and muscle toughness of spotted mackerel <Emphasis Type="Italic">Scomber australasicus</Emphasis> and Pacific mackerel <Emphasis Type="Italic">S. japonicus</Emphasis> during chilled and frozen storage

To characterize post-mortem changes in fish meat quality during chilled and frozen storage, muscle toughness and the connective tissue structure of muscle were compared between two mackerel species, spotted mackerel Scomber australasicus and Pacific mackerel S. japonicus. Measurement of the breaking strength of meat slices from both non-frozen fresh fish and frozen-thawed fish revealed that spotted mackerel meat was softer than Pacific mackerel meat. Under scanning electron microscopic observation, the connective tissue of non-frozen meat of spotted mackerel was thinner than that of Pacific mackerel. In addition, the collagen content in the spotted mackerel meat was lower than that of Pacific mackerel. These findings suggest that connective tissue structure might influence muscle toughness in mackerel.     

Comparison of Collagen Distribution and Muscle Structure Between Cultured Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) and Cultured Yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata)

ABSTRACT

The collagen distribution in cultured specimens of amberjack and yellowtail were assessed by histochemical observation in relation to the meat texture of the fish. Major structural alteration was observed in the level of pericellular connective tissue of yellowtail that had higher muscle lipid content; these changes are likely to be associated with the large-scale changes in muscle firmness resulting from the weakening of the cellular binding force. However, lipid deposition was limited to the myocommata in amberjack muscle; lipid deposition was not observed in the pericellular connective tissue, which is the likely reason why amberjack maintained firmer meat texture.     

Effects of Algae and Shell Pigment Extract‐supplemented Diets on Shell Pigmentation and Growth Performance of Pacific Abalone,Haliotis discus hannai

To improve shell pigmentation and growth performance of Pacific abalone, five extruded diets were prepared by supplementing a formulated control diet with 3% each of three species of algae (Pacific dulse, Porphyra yezoensis, Spirulina) and a pigment extract from the abalone shells (0.02%). Each of the five diets and a commercial feed were randomly assigned to three containers each stocked with 1000 juvenile Pacific abalone (2 g per individual) in a flow‐through seawater system for a 5‐mo feeding trial. Test results showed: (1) all the supplements significantly (P < 0.05) increased percentages of dark‐brown shelled abalone in the test treatments, relative to the control treatment; (2) the abalone fed the experimental diets achieved significantly (P < 0.05) greater final weight, shell‐length growth rates, and higher meat protein contents than those fed the commercial feed (P < 0.05); and (3) the abalone fed the Spirulina‐supplemented diet achieved the best overall growth, pigmentation performances, and feed conversion ratio; and the Pacific dulse supplement generated the highest protein content in abalone meat product (P < 0.05) among the tested diets. These results demonstrate the potential of locally made feed, which can generate desirable characteristics in abalone under aquaculture conditions.     

鲍育苗设施的设计原则与技术参数研究

研究了鲍工厂化育苗设施设备的场址选择，平面立体配置，沉淀贮水池容量，亲鲍培育室、鲍育臻育苗池的技术参数以及育苗用水的处理工艺。     

温度胁迫对皱纹盘鲍生理和生化活动的影响

为探讨温度胁迫下皱纹盘鲍(Haliotis discus hannai Ino)的响应机制,采用室内控温实验,通过设置4个温度梯度(5℃、10℃、20℃和25℃),设计温度骤变处理组(皱纹盘鲍从15℃暂养温度直接转移至各实验温度)和温度缓变处理组(0.5℃/12 h),分析温度剧烈变化和温度缓慢变化对皱纹盘鲍耗氧率和排氨率的影响及其差异性;并对高温和低温处理下皱纹盘鲍消化腺中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)和溶菌酶(LSZ)活性的变化情况以及不同组织(血细胞和肌肉组织)中Cu/Zn–SOD基因的表达状况进行了研究。结果表明,皱纹盘鲍耗氧率和排氨率随海水温度的升高而增加,20℃达到最高值;25℃骤变处理组与缓变处理组耗氧率和排氨率间存在极显著差异(P0.01)。5℃和10℃骤变处理组皱纹盘鲍氧氮比(O/N)同缓变处理组间存在极显著差异(P0.01)。在高温胁迫后的3 h,消化腺中SOD、CAT和LSZ活性达到最高,而ACP活性在胁迫6 h后达到最高(P0.01);低温胁迫显著降低皱纹盘鲍LSZ的活性,于胁迫9 h后达到最低(P0.01)。不同温度胁迫下,皱纹盘鲍血细胞和肌肉组织中Cu/Zn–SOD基因的相对表达量均表现上调,与对照组存在显著差异性(P0.05)。本研究表明,温度胁迫能显著影响皱纹盘鲍的生理和生化活动,这将有助于探讨皱纹盘鲍夏季高死亡率的原因,为皱纹盘鲍健康养殖提供一定的理论依据。     

Growth and feeding in juvenile triploid and diploid blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach, 1814), at two temperatures

Growth and feeding of juvenile triploid and diploid blacklip abalone Haliotis rubra (Leach, 1814) were investigated at two temperatures of 17 and 21 °C over a 50‐day period. There were no differences in growth between triploid and diploid abalone as measured by shell length and body weight. Both triploid and diploid abalone increased in length but not in weight at 21 °C. Condition indices were similar for triploid abalone maintained at both temperatures; however, those for diploid abalone were significantly higher at 17 °C than at 21 °C. Food intake was significantly greater yet feed conversion efficiency was significantly lower in triploid than in diploid abalone. Both the feeding variables were independent of temperature. On average, diploid abalone were able to convert 1 g of dry food ingested to 0.58 g of body weight, but triploid abalone only 0.44 g.     

Muscle biochemical constituents of cultured amberjack <Emphasis Type="Italic">Seriola dumerili</Emphasis> and their influence on raw meat texture

The study was conducted to evaluate the meat texture, muscle proximate composition, lipid class composition, and collagen content of cultured amberjack and to compare these parameters with those of the yellowtail. Our results showed that the meat texture of cultured amberjack was tougher and had a lower degree of seasonality than that of cultured yellowtail. Muscle lipid and collagen content also varied in the two fish species over the study period. Meat breaking strength was not correlated with any of the muscle constituents, indicating that variations in the meat texture of cultured amberjack was not directly influenced by the changes in the muscle biochemical constituents.     

Changes in taste and textural properties of the foot of the Japanese cockle (Fulvia mutica) by cooking and during storage

Physicochemical changes of Japanese cockle foot parts occurring during cooking and cold storage at 4°C for 10 days were examined. Raw samples decreased in weight by 27% during cooking at 85°C for 15 s. Both raw and cooked samples decreased in weight to the same extent of 22–23% during the 10-day cold storage. The levels of ATP and related compounds, as well as those of free amino acids, were higher in raw than in cooked samples, although the former were found by sensory evaluation to have a stronger fishy odor. Raw samples started to decrease in ATP content after 5 days of cold storage, showing K' values of 18 and 42% after 5 and 7 days, respectively. The L* value in the Hunter scale color evaluation increased during the cold storage of raw samples, revealing a gradual disappearance of its original purple–gray color. Meanwhile, the L* value of cooked samples remained constant during the cold storage. The tensile strength of cooked samples was significantly higher than those of both raw samples before and after the cold storage, indicating increased toughness by cooking.