Estimation of frozen storage time or temperature by kinetic modeling of the Kramer shear resistance and water holding capacity (WHC) of hake (Merluccius merluccius, L.) muscle

The present work addresses the kinetic modeling of Kramer shear resistance and water holding capacity (WHC), two relevant quality parameters known to vary with frozen storage time and temperature in hake (Merluccius merluccius) muscle. Fillets from 190 hake were stored frozen at 10 C, 20 C, 30 C, an...

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Autores: Sánchez Valencia, Javier, Sánchez Alonso, Isabel, Martínez, Iciar, Careche, Mercedes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/88088
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/88088
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Water holding capacity
Frozen storage
Arrhenius
Instrumental texture
Fish quality
Authentication
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Sumario:The present work addresses the kinetic modeling of Kramer shear resistance and water holding capacity (WHC), two relevant quality parameters known to vary with frozen storage time and temperature in hake (Merluccius merluccius) muscle. Fillets from 190 hake were stored frozen at 10 C, 20 C, 30 C, and 80 C for up to 23, 104, 147, and 150 weeks respectively. Kramer shear resistance was adjusted to zero-order kinetics, whereas WHC was in addition fitted to a first order and to a fractional conversion model. The temperature dependence of (i) the rate of WHC loss and (ii) the instrumental shear resistance increase during frozen storage, both followed an Arrhenius type pattern. A good agreement was found between predicted and observed values for both of them, which indicated their potential usefulness for quality management and the estimation of remaining shelf life.