Journal of Food Processing & Technology

William Renzo Cortez-Vega

Publications

• Research Article
  Quality Attributes of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Fillets Chilled and Packaged in Modified Atmospheres
  Author(s): Marcondes Agostinho Gonzaga Junior, Marianna Basso Jorge, William Renzo Cortez-Vega, Sandriane Pizato and Carlos Prentice-HernándezMarcondes Agostinho Gonzaga Junior, Marianna Basso Jorge, William Renzo Cortez-Vega, Sandriane Pizato and Carlos Prentice-Hernández
  
  The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effects of modified atmospheres packaging (MAP) on cobia (Rachycentron canadum) fillets. The specimens used were filleted and packed in high-density ethylene-vinyl alcohol plastic bags and then submitted to 3 treatments: A (control atmosphere air condition), B (vacuum atmosphere condition) and C (100% CO2 atmosphere condition), B (vacuum) and C (100% CO2). The packaged samples were maintained under cooling temperature of 2 ± 1°C. Samples were submitted to different analysis (TVB-N, pH, TBA, texture, color and microbiology) during the storage period (zero, 1, 7, 14, 21, 30 and 45 days). Samples stored under aerobic conditions (A) showed fast increase of TVB-N and an increase of pH values. The TBA indexes remained below 3.5 mg kg-1 for all treatments and the color patterns varied slightly while the texture analyses varie.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7110.1000445

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