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Total Volatile Basic Nitrogen (total + volatile_basic_nitrogen)
Selected AbstractsRELATION BETWEEN THE FREE AMINO ACIDS, ANSERINE AND THE TOTAL VOLATILE BASIC NITROGEN PRODUCED IN MUSCLE OF HAKE (MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS, L.) DURING ICED STORAGEJOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY, Issue 1 2002CLAUDIA RUIZ-CAPILLAS This work studied the development of free amino acids (FAAs) and dipeptide anserine as quality indices for gutted hake stored in ice for 25 days. The correlation of these compounds was determined with total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN) which has been used as a quality index, for fish stored in ice. The most abundant free amino acids in hake muscle were found to be threonine, glycine, alanine, glutamic acid, ,-alanine methylhistidine. lysine and the dipeptide, anserine. The only hydrophobic free ammo adds which exhibit significant differences (P<0.05) throughout storage was tryptophan. moreover, this amino acid exhibited a very high correlation (r=0.951) with TVBN. A significant decrease in anserine (P<0.05) correlated with the increases in 1-methylhistidine and ,-alanine throughout storage. These changes also exhibited a very high correlation with TVBN. Therefore, 1-methylhistidine, ,-alanine anserine and tryptophan could be used as quality parameters for hake stored in ice. [source] Characterisation of the volatiles of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) during storage by solid phase microextraction and GC,MS and their relationship to fish quality parametersINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Issue 10 2007Ranjith K.B. Edirisinghe Summary Investigations were carried out to extract the volatile compounds of fish using solid phase microextraction (SPME) in order to develop a new rapid indicator for determining the quality of fish. Changes in the aroma composition of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) was studied at 30 °C and in ice, using SPME GC,MS, and their relationship with the fish quality parameters , total volatile basic nitrogen and sensory analysis , was determined using principal component analysis (PCA) and stepwise multiple regression analysis. Hexanal (30.9%) and 2-nonanone (28.4%) were recorded in relatively high amounts in fresh fish, whereas 3-methyl-1-butanol and 3-hydroxy-2-butanone increased with storage time. PCA clearly differentiated the volatile profile of each sampling stage (P < 0.05) throughout storage treatments. Regression analysis showed a significant relationship between the fish quality and the levels of 3-methyl-1-butanol and pentadecane. The findings highlight the possibility of developing a rapid quality evaluation method for fish using SPME GC,MS. [source] RELATION BETWEEN THE FREE AMINO ACIDS, ANSERINE AND THE TOTAL VOLATILE BASIC NITROGEN PRODUCED IN MUSCLE OF HAKE (MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS, L.) DURING ICED STORAGEJOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY, Issue 1 2002CLAUDIA RUIZ-CAPILLAS This work studied the development of free amino acids (FAAs) and dipeptide anserine as quality indices for gutted hake stored in ice for 25 days. The correlation of these compounds was determined with total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN) which has been used as a quality index, for fish stored in ice. The most abundant free amino acids in hake muscle were found to be threonine, glycine, alanine, glutamic acid, ,-alanine methylhistidine. lysine and the dipeptide, anserine. The only hydrophobic free ammo adds which exhibit significant differences (P<0.05) throughout storage was tryptophan. moreover, this amino acid exhibited a very high correlation (r=0.951) with TVBN. A significant decrease in anserine (P<0.05) correlated with the increases in 1-methylhistidine and ,-alanine throughout storage. These changes also exhibited a very high correlation with TVBN. Therefore, 1-methylhistidine, ,-alanine anserine and tryptophan could be used as quality parameters for hake stored in ice. [source] Microbiological, chemical and sensory changes of whole and filleted Mediterranean aquacultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) stored in iceJOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, Issue 13 2003Dimitra Taliadourou Abstract The effect of filleting on the microbiological, chemical and sensory properties of aquacultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) stored in ice was studied. Pseudomonads, H2S-producing bacteria (including Shewanella putrefaciens) and Brochothrix thermosphacta were the dominant bacteria at the end of the 16 day storage period in ice for both whole ungutted and filleted sea bass. Enterobacteriaceae were also found in the spoilage microflora of whole ungutted and filleted sea bass, but their counts were always lower than those of pseudomonads, H2S-producing bacteria (including S putrefaciens) and B thermosphacta. Total viable counts for whole ungutted sea bass were always lower than those for filleted sea bass samples. Of the chemical indicators of spoilage, TMA (trimethylamine) values of whole ungutted sea bass increased very slowly, whereas significantly higher values were obtained for filleted samples, with respective values of 0.253 and 1.515 mg N per 100 g muscle being reached at the end of their shelf-life (days 13 and 9 respectively). TVB-N (total volatile basic nitrogen) values showed a slight increase for whole ungutted sea bass during storage, reaching a value of 26.77 mg N per 100 g muscle (day 13), whereas for filleted fish a corresponding value of 26.88 mg N per 100 g muscle was recorded (day 9). TBA (thiobarbituric acid) values increased slowly for whole ungutted and filleted sea bass samples throughout the entire storage period, reaching final values of 4.48 (day 13) and 13.84 (day 9) mg malonaldehyde kg,1 respectively. Sensory assessment of raw fish using the EC freshness scale gave a grade E for up to 5 days for whole ungutted sea bass, a grade A for a further 4 days and a grade B for an additional 4 days, after which sea bass was graded as C (unfit). Overall acceptability scores for odour, taste and texture of cooked whole ungutted and filleted sea bass decreased with increasing time of storage. The results of this study indicate that the shelf-life of sea bass stored in ice, as determined by overall acceptability sensory scores and microbiological data, is 8,9 days for filleted and 12,13 days for whole ungutted fish. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry [source] Combination of bulk storage in controlled and modified atmospheres with modified atmosphere packaging system for chilled whole gutted hakeJOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, Issue 6 2001Claudia Ruiz-Capillas Abstract Whole gutted hake placed in boxes of ice were kept in modified and controlled atmospheres for 12 days with the gas mixture 60%CO2/15%O2/25%N2 (v/v/v) at 2,±,1,°C. Each lot of hake was then subdivided into two other lots and these were packed on trays, some of them in air and some in the same mixture of gases. The trays were kept at 2,°C until spoilage. The shelf-life of the hake stored in these conditions was assessed by physical (pH), chemical (TVBN (total volatile basic nitrogen) and TMA-N (trimethylamine nitrogen)) and sensory (inspection and taste panel) analyses. The results of these analyses indicated that the control lot (stored in air throughout) was rejected before the lots kept in adjusted atmospheres. However, the taste panel accepted all the lots, including the control lot, after 24 days of storage. The sample which was kept at 2,°C in a controlled atmosphere for 12 days and then packed in a modified atmosphere of the same gas mixture did not exceed pH 7 after 31 days of storage, nor the limits of TVBN and TMA-N of 40 and 12,mg per 100,g respectively. As regards oxidative rancidity, TBA (2-thiobarbituric acid) levels were very low under all storage conditions and did not exceed 2.5,mg malonaldehyde per 100,g muscle. According to the results of this study, bulk storage of whole gutted hake in boxes in ice under a controlled atmosphere could be combined with later packaging in a modified atmosphere on trays stored at 2,°C to extend the shelf-life of the hake. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry [source] Changes in the quality of abalone (Haliotis asinina Linnaeus) packaged under atmospheric air, vacuum and modified atmospherePACKAGING TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Issue 3 2008Romanee Sanguandeekul Abstract Changes in the quality of abalone (Haliotis asinina Linnaeus) meat packaged under modified atmosphere (MA) of 40% CO2/30% O2/30% N2, vacuum and atmospheric air in polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC)/nylon/oriented polypropylene (OPP) pouches, and stored at 2 ± 1°C were investigated. Biochemical indices, such as pH, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), and trimethylamine (TMA) and sensory evaluation, as well as total plate counts of packaged abalone meat were determined periodically. TMA was not affected by the packaging conditions, and remained low during storage periods. A decrease in pH of the MA packaged abalones during the storage reflected the apparent absorption of CO2. The content of TVB-N slowly increased in the MA packaged abalone, whereas those stored in atmospheric air markedly increased during the storage. The sensory quality of MA packaged abalones was shown to be acceptable up to 15 days, while atmospheric and vacuum-packaged abalones were not acceptable after 3 days of storage. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Quality preservation of salted, vacuum packaged and refrigerated mahi sefid (Rutilus frisii kutum) fillets using an onion (Allium cepa) extractAQUACULTURE RESEARCH, Issue 8 2010Mehdi Zolfaghari Abstract The combined effect of light salting, vacuum packaging and onion extract on the shelf life of mahi sefid (Rutilus frisii kutum) fillets under refrigeration was assessed using chemical, microbiological and sensory methods. The shelf life of control, air-packaged, salted (APS), vacuum-packaged, salted (VPS) and vacuum-packaged, salted with onion extract (VPSOE) samples was determined to be up to 6, 9, 15 and 18 days respectively. The values of total volatile basic nitrogen, free fatty acid and thiobarbituric acid increased progressively during the storage period for all the treatments. However, the preservative methods applied led to an extended shelf life of fillets based on chemical indices and sensory attributes in the following order: VPSOE>VPS>APS>control group. The assay of the total viable count (TVC) revealed that 2% and 4%VPSOE produced a decrease in TVC throughout the storage period. According to the results obtained, the best method to preserve the mahi sefid fillet was by 4%VPSOE treatment. [source] | ||||||||||