Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 50, Issue 18, Pages 5167-5178Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf011693l
Keywords
chitosan; edible invisible film; lipid oxidation; herring; cod; moisture loss; coating; seafood; viscosity
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The effect of chitosan with different molecular weights as coatings for shelf-life extension of fresh fillets of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and herring (Clupea harengus) was evaluated over a 12-day storage qat refrigerated temperature (4 +/- 1 degreesC). Three chitosan preparations from snow crab (Chinoecetes opilio) processing wastes, differing in viscosities and molecular weights, were prepared; their apparent viscosities (360, 57, and 14 cP) depended on the deacetylation time (4, 10, and 20 h, respectively). of the chitin precursor. Upon coating with chitosans, a significant (p less than or equal to 0.05) reduction in,relative moisture losses of, 37, 29, 29, 40, and 32%. was observed for cod samples coated with 360 cP chitosan after 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 days of storage, respectively. Chitosan coating significantly (P less than or equal to 0.05) reduced lipid oxidation as displayed in peroxide value,,conjugated dienes, 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and headspace volatiles, chemical spoilage as, reflected in total volatile basic nitrogen, trimethylamine, and hypoxanthine, and growth of microorganisms as reflected in total plate count,in. both fish model systems compared to uncoated samples. The preservative, efficacy and the viscosity of chitosan were inter-related; the efficacy of chitosans with viscosities of 57 and 360 cP was superior to that of chitosan with a 14 cP viscosity. Thus, chitosan as edible coating would enhance, the quality of seafoods during storage.
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