Quality evaluation of frozen and chilled fish: A review

As fish is a perishable food item, multiple storage approaches need be considered to extend its shelf‐life, safety, and quality. Despite advancements in modern frozen storage techniques, chilling and freezing remain the most frequently employed preservation practices onboard. The purpose of this rev...

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Published in:eFood (Amsterdam) 2023-02, Vol.4 (1), p.n/a
Main Authors: Walayat, Noman, Tang, Wei, Wang, Xinping, Yi, Minghua, Guo, Li, Ding, Yuting, Liu, Jianhua, Ahmad, Ishtiaq, Ranjha, Muhammad M. A. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino acids
chilling
Cold storage
Cooling
deteriorative changes
Enzymes
Fish
Fish harvest
fish quality
Food quality
Freezing
Frozen food
Frozen foods
frozen storage
Microorganisms
Nitrogen
Peptides
Perishable foods
Proteins
Quality assessment
Reviews
Shelf life
Storage temperature
Temperature
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Summary:As fish is a perishable food item, multiple storage approaches need be considered to extend its shelf‐life, safety, and quality. Despite advancements in modern frozen storage techniques, chilling and freezing remain the most frequently employed preservation practices onboard. The purpose of this review is to outline ways of increasing the shelf‐life of fresh and frozen fish by assessing different conventional chilling and freezing conditions. Although there are additional elements that determine fish shelf‐life, such as the fish species, harvesting method, stress experienced after being captured, amount of ice, frozen storage temperature, and time are some of the most important factors. Furthermore, the way that fish is stored (whole, filleted, or gutted) influences the final product quality. Most studies show that the entire chilled or frozen fish has a longer shelf life as compared to the gutted and filleted fish. But other facts about the species, the way it is caught, and how it gets to preparedness at industries must be taken into account if the shelf life is to be extended. Meanwhile, this review could be helpful for the prolonged shelf‐life and quality at the industrial scale and household storage.
ISSN:2666-3066
2666-3066
DOI:10.1002/efd2.67