Changes in Biochemical Compositions and Quality of White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) During Storage

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To understand biochemical characteristics, storage stability, and freshness indicators of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), changes in extractable nitrogenous compounds, microbial count, and sensory rating of white shrimp during storage at 25 and 4°C were investigated. Free amino acids showed a slow increase during storage at 25°C, but no obvious change was found at 4°C. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) were found at initial stage and decreased rapidly after storage. Both inosine 5′-monophosphate (IMP) and adenosine monophosphate (AMP) increased and then decreased during storage. Inosine, hypoxanthine, and the K-value gradually increased with time. The levels of total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), NH₃, and trimethylamine (TMA) of white shrimp increased with storage time at 25 and 4°C. The TVB-N, NH₃, TMA, inosine, hypoxanthine, and K-value could be considered as freshness indicators of white shrimp during storage. However, the total plate count did not corroborate the acceptability recommended limits for white shrimp during storage. The sensory evaluation, associated with TVB-N, TMA, and K-value, showed the quality was unacceptable after 6 h storage at 25°C and 7 days at 4°C.     

Biochemical,Physical, Chemical,and Microbiological Assessment of Blue Shrimp (Litopenaeus stylirostris) Stored in Ice

Postmortem changes in blue shrimp (Litopenaeus stylirostris) muscle were studied on the basis of biochemical, chemical, physical, and microbiological changes during an 18 day storage period at 0°C. Adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) content, breakdown products, K-value, pH, trimethylamine nitrogen (TMA-N), total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), water holding capacity (WHC), color, and texture (shear force) changes were examined. Also, total mesophilic and psychrophilic bacterial counts were measured. K-value increased linearly (r² = 0.98) from an initial value of 1.37 ± 0.59 to 59.42 ± 6.05% at Day 18. Spoilage indicators TVB-N and TMA-N increased from 29.56 ± 1.33 and 0.69 ± 0.25 to 39.04 and 2.04 ± 0.59 mg of N/100 g at Day 18, respectively; meanwhile, the total viable counts of mesophilic and psychrophilic bacteria increased from 3.48 ± 0.44 and 2.61 ± 0.29 log CFU/g to 6.27 ± 0.21 and 7.14 ± 0.39 log CFU/g, respectively, which indicated spoilage at the end of the storage period. The pH, texture, WHC, and color were affected (p < 0.05) during the storage period. Overall, results indicate that blue shrimp muscle quality was maintained for 12 days of storage in ice.     

北极虾在不同冷藏条件下的质量变化与质量指标

采用感官评估、物理、化学、微生物分析方法,对贮藏在不同冷藏条件下的北极虾的质量变化与质量指标进行了研究。保藏方法分别为传统冰块冷却法、液态冰冷却法、盐水-冰混合冷却剂法,贮藏环境温度为-1．5℃或1．5℃。研究结果表明,液态冰冷藏法对延缓虾腐败变质的效果比传统冰块冷藏法、盐水-冰混合冷却剂冷藏法好。经过1d的贮藏后发现,无论在-1．5℃还是1．5℃的环境温度下,保藏在液态冰中虾的挥发性总氮(TVB-N)都有所下降,并且在-1．5℃的环境温度下,其TVB-N值在3d后才回升到刚开始贮藏时的水平,而在其它保藏方法中,虾的TVB-N值始终随贮藏时间的延长而增加;除保藏在液态冰-1．5℃环境中虾的三甲胺(TMA)在贮藏的第1天有所降低以外,其它各试验组虾的TMA值均随贮藏时间的延长而增加。检测结果还表明,保藏在传统冰块及盐水-冰混合冷却剂中虾的细菌总数(TVC)增加最快,其次是保藏在液态冰中1．5℃的环境下。而保藏在液态冰中-1．5℃的环境下,虾的细菌繁殖最慢,并且在贮藏初期,产生了明显的细菌总数降低及细菌繁殖被抑制的现象。采用主要因子分析(PCA)和方差分析(ANOVA)发现,质量指标如TVB-N、TMA、TVC、pH、NH3(电子鼻测量值)和感官评估结果等相互之间存在着良好的相关性。     

Chemical Parameters for Traceability of Raw Material Freshness of Tropical Surimi

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Changes in chemical parameters of tropical fish used for surimi production—namely, threadfin bream (TB; Nemipterus spp.), lizardfish (LZ; Saurida spp.), and goatfish (GF; Upeneus spp.)—during ice storage and their respective washed mince were investigated. Total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), trimethylamine (TMA), hypoxanthine (Hx), and total biogenic amine (BA) content of mince increased with storage time. Crude protein of fish and their respective washed mince reduced as storage time of fish was prolonged. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that washed mince produced from fish stored in ice for 7–12 days showed chemical characteristics that were distinct from those of washed mince prepared from spoiled fish. The TMA, TVB-N, and Hx content of washed mince appeared to be sufficient raw material freshness indicators in these three species.     

Effect of electrical stunning at slaughter on the carcass, flesh and eating quality of farmed sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Food quality aspects of farmed sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) were compared following two methods of slaughter: the normal commercial method of killing, by immersion in an ice slurry, or by first electrically stunning the fish, before immersion in an ice slurry. Quality was assessed for up to 10 days of storage on ice after slaughter. No differences were found between the slaughter methods in terms of an overall sensory evaluation of cooked fillets, or in terms of overall carcass quality: overall appearance, internal and external haemorrhage, fin damage, burst gall bladder, staining of the body cavity by leakage from the gut or damage to the spine. Using objective measurements of colour, no differences between fish from either treatment were found in terms of external colour or colour of the fillets. A chemical analysis of flesh nucleotide breakdown products as well as the freshness indicator K_i value did not differentiate the two treatments nor did the industry standard freshness scoring technique (QIM, quality index method), over 10 days of storage on ice. Flesh pH was marginally lower in electrically stunned fish at 4 h post mortem (6.42 cf 6.56) but by 24 h, pH in fish from both treatments had decreased to a similar level (6.22). Humane electrical stunning of sea bass at slaughter neither measurably improved nor decreased product quality for between 1 and 10 days of storage on ice. Electrical stunning accelerated the pattern of onset and resolution of rigor mortis. If electrical stunning were to be widely adopted, re‐education of buyers would be necessary as rigor mortis is currently used by buyers as a proxy measure of fish freshness.     

Interactions between ice storage time, collagen composition, gaping and textural properties in farmed salmon muscle harvested at different times of the year

Atlantic salmon were sampled in June, September and February of the consecutive year and were stored on ice for up to 14 days in order to test the effect of harvest time and subsequent ice storage on meat quality. Texture and gaping frequency were analysed and were related to colour, protein degradation, collagen solubility, collagen types and final pH as well as lipid oxidation in the fillets to test possible interactions between harvest time and quality degradation during storage. In February, the connective tissue contained more soluble collagen and less insoluble collagen, as well as more of both types I and V collagen, than in the samples collected in June. During ice storage, fish became softer with a concomitant increase in the number of fish displaying very high gaping. pH increased during ice storage and fillet colour became lighter and redder, while yellowness changed in the fattier fillets upon ice storage. Ice storage resulted in changes in pepsin-soluble collagen (PSC) depending on harvest time as did both types I and V collagen. The softer the fish, the higher the gaping score and the more insoluble collagen, the less gaping occurred.     

Starvation before slaughtering as a tool to keep freshness attributes in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

Instrumental quality parameters related to freshness were evaluated for gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) after different storage periods on ice (2, 4, 7 and 11 days of storage) for one, four and eight days of pre-slaughter starvation. The study was carried out on 360 gilthead sea bream from five different groups reared on a commercial fish farm. Starvation period had a significant effect on fish texture: the force necessary to compress 4 mm of flesh after two days ice storage in 1 day starved fish (16.50 ± 0.59 Newtons) was less than that for four day (18.98 ± 0.63 Newtons) and eight day starved fish (20.43 ± 1.12 Newtons). Significant differences in flesh puncture and flesh compression were not detected, although these values did increase with increasing starvation period. A significant increase in pH and myofibrilar protein solubility was also detected for fish starved for one day.     

花鲈冰藏过程中肌原纤维蛋白生化特性与新鲜度变化的相关性

【目的】为研究冰温贮藏期间海鲈鱼(Lateolabrax japonicus)鱼片的品质及蛋白质生化特性的变化,【方法】该研究通过感官评分、pH、质构、色差、硫代巴比妥酸值(TBA值)、挥发性盐基氮(TVB-N值)、菌落总数(TVC)的测定和肌原纤维蛋白含量、巯基、羰基含量变化及十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)分析确定了冰温贮藏0 d、4 d、8 d、12 d、16 d、20 d下海鲈鱼片理化指标变化,并对肌原纤维蛋白生化特性与主要的新鲜度指标进行相关性分析。【结果】结果表明,海鲈鱼片冰温贮藏期间亮度值由57.92±0.66降低至46.62±1.54、红度值由-4.34±0.39降低至-5.21±0.08,硬度值由174.92±16.8显著降低至122.25±15.73(P<0.05),pH呈先降低后增加的趋势,TBA值、TVB-N值随贮藏时间的延长分别由0.35±0.01 mg/kg与9.41±1.03 mg/100 g增加至0.97±0.04 mg/kg与33.18±0.83 mg/100 g,贮藏至第16天时菌落总数达6.35±0.41 log10(CFU/g),已超过二级鲜度标准,且感官分值不可接受。贮藏期间肌原纤维蛋白含量、巯基含量分别由104.21±3.42 mg/g与145.81±1.02 mmol/g prot下降至72.03±5.25 mg/g与137.28±1.29 mmol/g prot,羰基含量由0.63±0.03 nmol/mg增加至1.45±0.06 nmol/mg。SDS-PAGE电泳图谱显示,在30 kDa附近产生新的蛋白条带。相关性分析表明TBA值、菌落总数、蛋白含量与羰基含量之间具有良好的相关性。【结论】研究表明：海鲈鱼片冰温贮藏至第16天时达到不可食用程度,贮藏后期微生物的大量繁殖、脂质氧化与蛋白质氧化间的相互作用可能是品质劣变的主要原因。     

Determination of the quality parameters of pike perch <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sander lucioperca</Emphasis> caught by gillnet,longline and harpoon in Turkey

ABSTRACT:   The effects of the different catching methods (gillnet, longline, harpoon) on sensory, chemical (pH, total volatile base nitrogen, K -value) and microbiological (total viable count [TVC]) changes in pike perch Sander lucioperca stored in ice were investigated. The same soaking time was used for both gillnet and longline fishing. The catching method had considerable influence on the freshness quality of pike perch. The acceptable shelf life was 15 days for pike perch caught by gillnet, and 22 days for longline and harpoon. The initial concentrations of inosine monophosphate (2.4 μmol/g) in pike perch caught by gillnet were significantly lower ( P  < 0.05) than longline (4.1 μmol/g), and especially by harpoon (16.7 μmol/g). However, the initial K -values for fish caught by harpoon were significantly ( P  < 0.05) lower (24.36%) than fish caught by longline and gillnet (57.69%, 64.41%, respectively). The average K , Ki, G and H -values at rejection day in terms of sensory assessment were approximately 90, 98, 156 and 40%, respectively, for all catching methods during ice storage. However, TVC reached 7.0 log cfu/g after approximately 11 days of storage for fish caught by gillnet, 19 days for fish caught by longline and 8 days for fish caught by harpoon. The result of this study suggests that the best catching method for preserving the freshness of pike perch is longline, based on the data obtained from the sensory and microbiological analysis.     

Quality Index Method (QIM) Scheme Developed for Whole Nile Tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus) Ice Stored under Refrigeration and Correlation with Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters

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A quality index method (QIM) scheme was optimized to evaluate the freshness of whole tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus) ice stored under refrigerated conditions, which is the most common format of commercialization between primary producers and retailers. QI showed a high prediction accuracy, estimating a rejection point of 10.8 days. Principal component analysis showed the influence of the storage time on sensory, physicochemical (instrumental color and texture profile, total volatile base nitrogen, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, pH), and microbiological (total aerobic mesophilic count and total aerobic psychrotrophic count) quality parameters and the correlations between them. The suitability of the QIM scheme for assessing the freshness of whole tilapia was demonstrated to be a fast and accurate tool to maintain proper quality control along the production chain.     

Extractive component changes in the foot muscle of live small abalone during storage

ABSTRACT: Changes in the freshness indices and extractive components in the foot muscle of live small abalone Haliotis diversicolor during storage at 5°C, 15°C, and 25°C were investigated. The pH values declined with storage time. Volatile basic nitrogen and the K -value increased gradually with storage time at 15°C and 25°C, but changes were small at 5°C. The onset of initial decomposition of samples was observed after 3.5 days at 5°C, after 2.5 days at 15°C, and after one day at 25°C. Adenosine triphosphate and adenosine diphosphate degraded rapidly within the early days of storage. In contrast, levels of adenosine monophosphate increased and exhibited prolonged accumulation throughout the storage period. The total amount of free amino acids increased markedly during storage. The dominant free amino acids, such as taurine, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, and arginine, also increased after storage.     

Preslaughter stress and subsequent effect on flesh quality in farmed cod

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of prehandling stress on the flesh quality of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). In order to stress the animal, water was reduced in the tank before a total of 30 fish were caught five at a time using a dipnet and held for 3 min, causing stress by hypoxia. This fish was compared with a control group (n=30) of fish exposed to anaesthetics directly in the tank. All fish were killed by a percussive blow to the head and exsanguinated and stored on ice before flesh quality was measured. Immediately after death and after ice storage for 3 and 8 days, 10 fish per group were measured for muscle pH, texture, fillet gaping, colour, drip loss and cathepsin D. Handling stress resulted in an initial increased fillet lightness, drip loss and decreased fillet shear force, although these differences did level off during ice storage. Stress caused by handling resulted in earlier onset of rigour mortis as compared with the control group, which reached maximum rigour tensions within 26 and 36 h postmortem respectively. We conclude that handling before harvest results in reduced time before entering rigour. After 8 days of ice storage, no effect of handling stress was seen on the muscle pH, flesh colour, fillet shear force, gaping score, drip loss or cathepsin D activity.     

Effect of electrical stunning at slaughter on the quality of farmed turbot (Psetta maxima)

Food quality aspects of farmed turbot (Psetta maxima) were compared following two methods of slaughter: the current commercial method, by immersion in an ice slurry, which is then dewatered after approximately 20 min, or by first humanely, electrically stunning the fish using a prototype commercial stunner, before immersion in an ice slurry, which is dewatered after 20 min. Quality was assessed for up to 10 days of storage on ice following slaughter. No differences were found between the slaughter methods in terms of an overall carcass quality: overall appearance, haemorrhage, damage, burst gall bladder, staining of the body cavity by leakage from the gut or damage to the spine. No detectable difference was found between the treatments using the industry standard freshness scoring system, the Quality Index Method. Both groups of fish were classified as ‘Fresh’ after 10 days of storage on ice. Using objective measurements of colour, no differences between fish from either treatment were found in fillet colour. Changes in flesh pH were similar in electrically stunned and traditionally killed fish with a mean pH (±SE) at 2 h post‐mortem of 6.80±0.027 declining to 6.44±0.032 at 24 h post‐mortem. Humane electrical stunning of turbot at slaughter neither detectably improved nor decreased product quality as measured between 1 and 10 days of storage on ice.     

壳聚糖在对虾保鲜中作用的初步研究

本试验采用壳聚糖为主要成分与常用的防腐剂和护色剂进行保鲜性能对比实验,以及在一定温条件下实验对虾类的防腐败保鲜效果,并且以感官指标、TVB-N值、pH值、细菌总数等作为鲜度指标定期取样测定。实验结果表明,壳聚糖涂膜保鲜剂和蜂胶保鲜剂用于对虾的保鲜效果良好,可以抑制细菌总数的增长,维持较低的TVB-N值,改善对虾的感官质量,延长对虾的贮藏期。     

Instrumental Textural Changes in Raw White Shrimp During Iced Storage

The general objective of this work was to evaluate the changes in the texture of raw white shrimp, stored whole in ice for up to 14 days, by instrumental texture analysis of the flesh after peeling off the carapace. Effect of test method (relaxation, compression, texture profile analysis, cutting, and penetration tests), test speed (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mm/s), and test position on sample (second, third, and fourth segments of abdominal musculature) were studied to measure the textural attributes of shrimp. Mechanical parameters (force at yield point, stiffness, toughness, and shear/penetration work) increased significantly during the 14 days of storage. Shrimp muscle maintained firm texture up to 4 days of storage after harvesting. At that time, the texture became soft, stiffness of the skin layer increased, and then pH values in the shrimp reached a value higher than 7 (alkaline). A linear model with a high coefficient of determination (R² > 0.75, for all parameters obtained from the penetration test with the spherical probe) described adequately the mechanical properties of iced shrimp during storage. Comparing several methods, the penetration test on the second flesh segment using a spherical probe at a speed of 0.1 mm/s and using penetration work as a parameter gave the best results to clearly indicate the changes in textural properties of iced shrimp with a high correlation coefficient during storage time (R² = 0.83), while other test methods failed to provide an indication of deterioration.     

琼胶寡糖及EGCG对冰藏花鲈鱼片新鲜度与蛋白质生化特性的影响

花鲈贮运期间易受微生物与内源酶的联合作用,导致新鲜度及蛋白质生化特性改变,影响其食用价值。因此,采用适当的保鲜方式对花鲈贮运流通过程中的品质变化加以调控,以保证其品质安全显得尤为重要。为探究表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)及琼胶寡糖(AO)对冰藏花鲈鱼片的保鲜效果,对硬度值、色差及新鲜度指标(硫代巴比妥酸值、K值、挥发性盐基氮、菌落总数、感官评分)进行测定,并对蛋白质生化特性(肌原纤维蛋白含量、二级结构、巯基、羰基含量)进行分析。结果显示,对照组在第16天时感官得分低于8,且菌落总数和K值已分别高达(6.78±0.15) lg(CFU/g)与67.37%±1.75%,不可食用,而EGCG组(EG)、琼胶寡糖组(AO)及复合组的样品仍具有较好的硬度、色泽及新鲜度。贮藏至20 d时对照组的TBA值高达(0.81±0.03) mg/kg,而EG组、AO组及复合组的TBA值在贮藏期间均未出现大幅度增加,且始终低于对照组。另外,贮藏至12 d时对照组的羰基含量已显著高于其他保鲜处理组,对照组在贮藏末期的羰基含量上升至(1.63±0.04)nmol/mg,而EG组、 AO组及复合组的羰基含量仅为(1.14±0.03)、(1.28±0.08)与(0.99±0.09) nmol/mg。贮藏末期复合组的蛋白含量、α螺旋、巯基均高于对照组和单一保鲜组。研究表明,EGCG及琼胶寡糖均能较好地维持鱼片的新鲜度,能显著抑制蛋白质变性与氧化,且二者复合后的保鲜效果优于单一保鲜剂,延长鱼片保质期至20 d以上。该研究为EGCG及琼胶寡糖的保鲜机理提供了理论基础,为开发高效的新型生物保鲜剂提供参考。     

Postmortem Biochemical and Microbiological Changes in Loricariid Catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) Muscle During Ice Storage

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Postmortem biochemical and microbiological changes in loricariid catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) muscle were evaluated during ice storage for 20 days. Values of pH remained stable for 15 days (7.4 ± 0.2), and total volatile base-nitrogen (TVB-N) remained under acceptable limits throughout storage, with a final value of 25.2 ± 3.3 mg N/100 g muscle at Day 20. Adenosine-5´-triphosphate (ATP) and derivatives followed a postmortem degradation pattern similar to other species, with the K-value being the best freshness loss indicator. Biochemical and microbiological changes indicated that the shelf life of iced loricariid catfish muscle was 15 days under optimal (0°C) storage conditions.     

Stress assessment,quality indicators and shelf life of three aquaculture important marine fish,in relation to harvest practices,water temperature and slaughter method

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of harvest practices and slaughter method on stress, quality and shelf life of whole fish (gilthead sea bream, European sea bass and red sea bream) towards the development of a humane slaughter practice. The use of hook and line resulted in significantly lower plasma cortisol and glucose in European sea bass and gilthead sea bream. Water temperature at harvest affected significantly the concentrations of stress indicators (plasma cortisol and glucose), mainly in European sea bass and gilthead sea bream. No significant differences were observed between the harvesting methods, regarding fish appearance, microbial spoilage and sensory scoring and subsequently shelf life. However, significantly lower hardness was recorded in fish harvested using the electric stunner, compared to the fish killed with slurry ice of the same harvesting period. Shelf life ranged between 13–18 days for gilthead seabream, 10–16 days for European sea bass and 10–14 days for red sea bream, depending on harvesting period.     

化学冰保鲜非鲫的研究

以纯水冰作对比，研究了分别含有０．１％山梨酸钾和０．５％低分子壳聚糖的冰对非鲫的保鲜效果，感官评定，以及细菌总数，ＴＶＢ－Ｎ和Ｋ值的定量分析结果表明：山梨酸钾冰和ＬＭＷ－Ｃ冰的保鲜效果明显优于纯水冰，其保鲜期比纯水冲中保鲜的非鲫延长６天以上。但是，采用Ｋ值和ＴＶＢ－Ｎ值作鲜度指标所得出的结果有明显差异。