Studies on the Effect of gamma Radiation in the Preservation of Fish and Fishery Products. Part of a Coordinated Programme on Radiation Preservation of Asian Fish and Fishery Products. Final Report for the Period 1 July 1974--30 September 1976

摘要

The effect of radurization on the shelf-life extension of fresh fish and shellfish as measured in terms of chemical, microbiological changes and organoleptic assessment was investigated. The shelf-life of deboned milkfish (Chanos chanos, F.), heavily contaminated by manual deboning, increased from two weeks in the unirradiated samples to more than four weeks at 0-5 degrees C when treated with doses between 0.1 and 0.2Mrad. Similarly, the shelf-life of crabmeat from blue crab (Neptunus pelagicus) and shrimp (Penaeus species) irradiated at this dose level increased from one to four weeks and three to six weeks respectively. Public health important microorganisms were destroyed in the irradiated samples. For deboned milkfish, irradiating with a dose of 0.1Mrad is more organoleptically acceptable than with 0.2Mrad, whereas for crabmeat and shrimp the dose of 0.2Mrad was preferable. It appears from this study that radiation doses between 0.1 and 0.2 Mrad can significantly extend the shelf-life of fresh fish and shellfish held at 0-5 exp 0 C without causing objectionable organoleptic properties. (Atomindex citation 08:343424)