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JOURNAL OF AQUATIC FOOD PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 3-10Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10498850.2011.621583
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chitosan; shelf life; Thymus vulgaris; rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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The present study examined the effect of chitosan (Ch) and combination of chitosan and Thymus vulgaris essential oil (Ch+T) on the quality and shelf life of butterfly-shaped rainbow trout stored under refrigerated condition (5 +/- 1 degrees C) for 15 days. The treatments in the present study were Ch (chitosan: 2% w/v) and Ch+T (chitosan: 2% w/v and Thymus vulgaris essential oil: 1% w/v). The shelf life of the samples were determined using microbiological (total psychrotrophic count), chemicalpH, thiobarbituric acid (TBA), and total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N)and textural analyses. Results showed that total psychrotrophic count decreased significantly (p < 0.05) using Ch+T coating during the entire period of storage. The treatment Ch+T resulted in lower pH, TBA, and TVB-N values in comparison with the other samples. Based mainly on our data, Ch+T treatment extended the product's shelf life by approximately 6 days in comparison with the uncoated control samples.
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