Improving the Quality of Frozen Fillets of Semi-Dried Gourami Fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by Using Sorbitol and Citric Acid

Semi-dried gourami fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) is popularly consumed domestically and exported as a frozen product. This study was conducted to prevent deterioration quality in frozen fish fillets during storage. This research aims to investigate the effects of sorbitol and cit...

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Autores principales: Phatthranit Klinmalai, Suwalee Fong-in, Suphat Phongthai, Warinporn Klunklin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1bf2e6101b2b45e3b0ef5a3a4e5824752021-11-25T17:35:22ZImproving the Quality of Frozen Fillets of Semi-Dried Gourami Fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by Using Sorbitol and Citric Acid10.3390/foods101127632304-8158https://doaj.org/article/1bf2e6101b2b45e3b0ef5a3a4e5824752021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/11/2763https://doaj.org/toc/2304-8158Semi-dried gourami fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) is popularly consumed domestically and exported as a frozen product. This study was conducted to prevent deterioration quality in frozen fish fillets during storage. This research aims to investigate the effects of sorbitol and citric acid at concentrations of 2.5% and 5% (<i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) of frozen gourami fish fillets compared to the fillets soaked in distilled water on physicochemical properties, such as cooking loss, cooking yield, drip loss, pH, TBARS, color, and texture profile analyses (TPA) during storage at −18 ± 2 °C for a period of 0, 20, and 40 days. The fish soaked in sorbitol and citric acid solutions had significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) higher protein and fat contents than the control sample. Sorbitol was able to retain moisture in the product; therefore, the drip loss and cooking loss were the lowest, and cooking yield was the highest among other samples (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The addition of 5% (<i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) citric acid in frozen fish fillets can significantly retard the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) (<i>p</i> < 0.05) during storage when compared to fish soaked in sorbitol solution kept for the same period. However, the addition of citric acid resulted in low quality in texture and color of frozen fish fillets. The use of sorbitol was the best alternative in frozen fish fillet product due to reducing the negative effects of freezing quality of the products and generating a cryoprotective effect compared to the fillets soaked in distilled water.Phatthranit KlinmalaiSuwalee Fong-inSuphat PhongthaiWarinporn KlunklinMDPI AGarticlegourami fishsorbitolcitric acidfrozen fish filletstextureChemical technologyTP1-1185ENFoods, Vol 10, Iss 2763, p 2763 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic gourami fish
sorbitol
citric acid
frozen fish fillets
texture
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
spellingShingle gourami fish
sorbitol
citric acid
frozen fish fillets
texture
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Phatthranit Klinmalai
Suwalee Fong-in
Suphat Phongthai
Warinporn Klunklin
Improving the Quality of Frozen Fillets of Semi-Dried Gourami Fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by Using Sorbitol and Citric Acid
description Semi-dried gourami fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) is popularly consumed domestically and exported as a frozen product. This study was conducted to prevent deterioration quality in frozen fish fillets during storage. This research aims to investigate the effects of sorbitol and citric acid at concentrations of 2.5% and 5% (<i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) of frozen gourami fish fillets compared to the fillets soaked in distilled water on physicochemical properties, such as cooking loss, cooking yield, drip loss, pH, TBARS, color, and texture profile analyses (TPA) during storage at −18 ± 2 °C for a period of 0, 20, and 40 days. The fish soaked in sorbitol and citric acid solutions had significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) higher protein and fat contents than the control sample. Sorbitol was able to retain moisture in the product; therefore, the drip loss and cooking loss were the lowest, and cooking yield was the highest among other samples (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The addition of 5% (<i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) citric acid in frozen fish fillets can significantly retard the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) (<i>p</i> < 0.05) during storage when compared to fish soaked in sorbitol solution kept for the same period. However, the addition of citric acid resulted in low quality in texture and color of frozen fish fillets. The use of sorbitol was the best alternative in frozen fish fillet product due to reducing the negative effects of freezing quality of the products and generating a cryoprotective effect compared to the fillets soaked in distilled water.
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author Phatthranit Klinmalai
Suwalee Fong-in
Suphat Phongthai
Warinporn Klunklin
author_facet Phatthranit Klinmalai
Suwalee Fong-in
Suphat Phongthai
Warinporn Klunklin
author_sort Phatthranit Klinmalai
title Improving the Quality of Frozen Fillets of Semi-Dried Gourami Fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by Using Sorbitol and Citric Acid
title_short Improving the Quality of Frozen Fillets of Semi-Dried Gourami Fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by Using Sorbitol and Citric Acid
title_full Improving the Quality of Frozen Fillets of Semi-Dried Gourami Fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by Using Sorbitol and Citric Acid
title_fullStr Improving the Quality of Frozen Fillets of Semi-Dried Gourami Fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by Using Sorbitol and Citric Acid
title_full_unstemmed Improving the Quality of Frozen Fillets of Semi-Dried Gourami Fish (<i>Trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by Using Sorbitol and Citric Acid
title_sort improving the quality of frozen fillets of semi-dried gourami fish (<i>trichogaster pectoralis</i>) by using sorbitol and citric acid
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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