Modified Atmosphere Packaging and UV-C Radiation on Shelf Life of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)

Publication date: 2016 Source:Procedia Food Science, Volume 7 Author(s): Bruna Leal Rodrigues, Thiago da Silveira Alvares, Guilherme Sicca Lopes Sampaio, Claudius Couto Cabral, Jasmim Valéria Arcanjo Araujo, Robson Maia Franco, Sergio Borges Mano, Carlos Adam Conte Junior Effects of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) in combination to UV-C radiation on rainbow trout fillets were examined. The samples were submitted to two treatments: (T1) aerobic package; (T2) MAP+UV-C radiation (80% CO2/20% N2; 106.32mJ/cm2) and were analyzed daily for microbiological (mesophilic and psychrotrophic count) and chemical (biogenic amines) parameters. MAP+UV-C radiation (T2) promoted lag phase formation and lower number of colonies in the stationary phase as well as retarded cadaverine production during storage time. MAP+UV-C radiation retard microbial growth and delay chemical changes enhancing the shelf life of rainbow trout fillets by at least twice.
Source: Procedia Food Science - Category: Food Science Source Type: research