Chemical Stability of Antioxidant-Washed Beef Heart Surimi During Frozen Storage

Beef heart surimi was prepared in the presence or absence of propyl gallate and blended with or without cryoprotectants (sucrose, sorbitol). Samples were stored at -15, -29, and -70°C for 0.2, 2, 4, 12, 26 and 52 wk to observe oxidative changes in lipids (TBARS and dienes) and proteins (sulfhydryl, carbonyl, surface hydrophobicity, and myosin ATP-ase). Lipid and protein oxidation was minimal at -70°C. The freeze-thaw process caused lipid and protein oxidation in control samples at -15 and -29°C. Oxidation increased rapidly after 4 wk. Propyl gallate inhibited lipid oxidation but was ineffective against protein changes. After 12 wk, cryoprotectants promoted lipid and protein oxidation in the absence of propyl gallate.     

Physicochemical Changes in Alaska Pollock Surimi and Surimi Gel as Affected by Electron Beam

ABSTRACT: Alaska pollock surimi and surimi gels (cooked) were subjected to various doses of electron beam (e-beam). Shear stress of surimi gels increased as the dose increased up to 6 to 8 kGy and then decreased. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) showed gradual degradation of myosin heavy chain as the dose increased. The degradation was slower for frozen samples. The integrity of actin was slightly affected by high doses (25 kGy). The amount of sulfhydryl groups and the level of surface hydrophobicity of Alaska pollock surimi decreased as the dose increased, suggesting formation of disulfide bonds and hydrophobic interactions. The sulfhydryl groups and hydrophobicity of surimi gels increased as the dose increased up to 6 kGy and then decreased.     

Setting Response of Alaska Pollock Surimi Compared with Beef Myofibrils

Physicochemical properties of surimi after preincubation at 25–50°C and beef myofibrils at 25–60°C for up to 8 hr prior to cooking at 80°C for 20 min were evaluated by a torsion test and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Shear stress and true shear strain of surimi were more sensitive to pH changes than beef myofibrils. Maximum gel strength was found at = pH 7 for surimi and pH 6 for beef myofibrils. The myofibrils showed no setting effect at any preincubation temperatures examined, while surimi showed an optimum setting effect at 25°C. Incorporation of beef myofibrils into surimi resulted in decrease of shear stress and true shear strain values.     

Characterization of Thermorheological Behavior of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Whiting Surimi

ABSTRACT: Thermorheological behavior of Alaska pollock (AP) and Pacific whiting (PW) surimi was evaluated during gelation at different moisture contents (80% to 95%). The temperature sweep data (storage modulus, G', compared with temperature) for both surimi clearly indicated G' minima. Unlike for the PW surimi, the minimum values of the AP surimi was moisture-content dependent and there was a linear relationship between logarithm of concentration and reciprocal absolute temperature at gelation. The activation energy ( Ea ) for aggregation after gelation temperature at each moisture content was calculated by a nonisothermal kinetic model for both AP and PW Surimi. The Ea values increased with moisture content of the system and ranged from 172.8 to 232.9 kJ/mol. Based on the assumption that melting temperature for a thermo-reversible gel may be considered equivalent to gelation temperature for thermo-irreversible gels, an Arrhenius-type model was used to estimate the enthalpy of cross-links formation for AP surimi to be 300.3 kJ/mol.     

海藻糖对罗非鱼糜及蛋白抗冻作用的研究

以罗非鱼为原料,提取肌原纤维蛋白,添加10%海藻糖。在不同的冷冻时间下对其蛋白盐溶性,ATPase活性及巯基含量为指标,与未添加海藻糖对比研究肌原纤维蛋白的变性程度。制作罗非鱼糜,添加10%海藻糖作为对比,与蛋白变性过程同步,研究鱼糜的凝胶强度、保水性、弹性、咀嚼性等指标。结果表明,随着冻藏时间的延长,鱼糜蛋白盐溶性ATPase活性及巯基含量均呈下降趋势,鱼糜的保水性、弹性凝胶强度等也同步下降。而添加海藻糖对该趋势有抑制作用。     

Effect of Freezing and Frozen Storage on Chemical and Microbiological Characteristics in Sheep Milk Cheese

ABSTRACT: Most chemical components and water activity of an the Los Pedroches' brand ewes' milk cheese were not altered by frozen storage. Lactic acid concentration and pH were significantly different (p < 0.05) in control cheeses and those kept in frozen storage for 3 and 6 months from those stored for 9 months. Proteolysis continued slowly during frozen storage, with significantly higher rates of non protein nitrogen and amino acid nitrogen (p < 0.05) present at the end of the storage period. Counts of microorganisms, except for enterococci, tended to decrease during frozen storage. Freezing rates did not affect the chemical and microbiological characteristics studied.     

Comparison of the Thermostability of Red Hake and Alaska Pollock Surimi during Processing

Thermostability of red hake (Vrophycis chuss) mince and its temperature-dependent gel-forming properties were determined while using Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogrumma) for comparison. Fish mince and surimi were subjected to various washwater, chopping and setting/ cooking temperatures, cooking times at varying salt concentrations and moisture levels. The optimal temperatures for washing and chopping were 15°C and 12°C for red hake and 10°C and 4°C for pollock, respectively. All treatments significantly affected gel properties. For red hake gels, 77% moisture, 2.0% salt, and a 40°C preheat-setting temperature produced the most cohesive gel. Gels of both red hake and pollock gradually became less cohesive with extended cooking time. The results suggest that red hake is more thermally stable than pollock.     

Observations on Reprocessing Frozen Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)

Pollock, processed and frozen in Alaska, were thawed and mechanically filleted using a modified LaPine filleting machine. A Yanagiya flesh separator was used to prepare minced flesh from the fillet trimmings. In addition to standard hand-packed fillet blocks, blocks were also prepared from randomly packed chopped fillets and chopped fillets mixed with varying amounts of minced flesh. The quality of the blocks was monitored during subsequent frozen storage by sensory and chemical tests. The results indicate that pollock is suitable for reprocessing. The quality of blocks prepared from chopped fillets was similar to that of conventional fillet blocks. Although minced flesh was less stable, an acceptable, but somewhat lower quality product could be made from a combination of fillets and 20% minced flesh.     

冻藏条件对带鱼鱼肉及其鱼糜凝胶特性的影响

为研究不同冻藏条件对带鱼鱼肉及其鱼糜凝胶特性影响,将新鲜带鱼分别置于-7、-13、-18和-23℃下冻藏15～120 d,期间测定带鱼鱼肉理化特性(羰基、巯基、Ca²⁺-ATPase活性、TBARS),随后将鱼肉制成鱼糜凝胶后测定凝胶特性(色泽、凝胶强度、持水力),并结合扫描电镜观察微观结构。结果表明,随着冻藏时间的延长,鱼肉羰基含量和TBARS值逐渐升高,巯基含量和Ca²⁺-ATPase活性下降。冻藏温度越低,鱼肉的各项指标变化程度越小。除-7℃冻藏60 d后的样品TBARS值大于0.58 mg MDA/kg外,其余样品均未发生腐败。随冻藏时间的延长,带鱼鱼糜凝胶色泽逐渐劣变,持水力逐渐降低,冻藏温度越低色泽和持水力的变化越小。带鱼鱼肉在四个温度下冻藏120 d制成的鱼糜凝胶,其凝胶强度分别下降了72.33%、54.13%、39.17%和29.31%。通过SEM观察发现更低的冻藏温度能够使鱼糜凝胶保持良好的三维网状结构,抑制带鱼凝胶的劣变。综上,随冻藏时间的延长,带鱼鱼肉及其鱼糜凝胶特性逐渐劣变,随着冻藏温度由-7℃降低到-23℃,劣变过程...     

Effect of Frozen Storage and Other Processing Factors on the Quality of Surimi

A split plot design was applied to study the effect of frozen storage on the quality attributes of surimi. Gel strength of surimi products was shown to be significantly (P<0.01) affected by storage and its three-way or lower order interactions with leaching, grinding, setting and heating processes. Whiteness of the fish sausages was significantly (P<0.01) affected by storage and its interactions with leaching, grinding and heating processes. Significant interactions of storage with other process variables implies that the conventional single-variable-at-a-time strategy is inadequate to optimize the surimi processing system. Storage conditions should be included in optimization.     

Linear Heating Rate Affects Gelation of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Whiting Surimi

Shear stress of Alaska pollock surimi gels with and without beef plasma protein (BPP) increased as heating rate decreased, but shear strain was unaffected. An increase in shear stress was accompanied by an increase of cross-linked myosin heavy chain. Slow heating rates increased proteolysis in Pacific whiting surimi as shown by degradation of myosin heavy chain and low shear stress and shear strain. Proteolysis of whiting surimi was lessened by BPP to a greater extent at rapid heating rates (20 and 30°C/min) than at slow heating rates (1 and 5°C/min).     

Calcium Compounds to Improve Gel Functionality of Pacific Whiting and Alaska Pollock Surimi

The effect of calcium compounds during three thermal treatments with or without setting was studied. Formation of cross-linking was investigated using SDS-PAGE. Solubility varied. Calcium acetate, chloride, and caseinate were extremely soluble. Calcium lactate had good solubility at 0.2% or higher, then in descending order were phosphate, citrate, sulfate, and carbonate. Effects of temperature on solubility were not measurable except for caseinate. When 25°C setting was applied to surimi, calcium was most effective. Effect of calcium on shear stress was dependent on species, setting temperature, and specific compound. SDS-PAGE indicated that improved gel functionality was likely due to Ca⁺⁺-dependent trans-glutaminase. Shear strain values were not affected by adding calcium compounds regardless of species or thermal treatments.     

冻结及冻藏温度对小龙虾蛋白质理化性质的影响

将小龙虾热烫后置于真空包装盒内,灌水并抽真空,分别于3个冻结温度(-20,-40,-55 ℃)下冻结至中心温度为 -15 ℃,并置于2个冻藏温度(-20,-40 ℃)中冻藏24周,测定不同冻结温度处理和冻藏的小龙虾肉的肌原纤维蛋白含量、表面疏水性、内源荧光强度、总巯基和二硫键含量、二级结构的变化。结合冰晶的显微结构观察结果,探讨冻结及冻藏温度对小龙虾蛋白质理化性质的影响,为小龙虾加工原料的周年供应提供理论指导。试验结果显示:在冻藏温度相同时,-20 ℃冻结小龙虾肉的冰晶较大,导致肌肉结构受到严重的破坏,肌原纤维蛋白含量显著低于-40,-55 ℃冻结(P<0.05)的表面疏水性、内源荧光强度、总巯基和二硫键含量差异不显著(P>0.05)。在冻结温度相同时,-20 ℃冻藏小龙虾肉的冰晶更大,出现针形冰晶的时间更早,肌原纤维蛋白含量、总巯基含量显著低于-40 ℃(P<0.05),表面疏水性、二硫键含量显著高于-40 ℃(P<0.05),内源荧光强度变化幅度更大。此外,-20 ℃冻结或冻藏时,α-螺旋的相对含量较高,而β-折叠、β-转角和无规卷曲无明显差别。这些结果表明,较低的冻结及冻藏温度使小龙虾肉蛋白的空间构象更稳定,减轻了蛋白质的变性程度,使冻藏期间小龙虾的品质更好。     

Effects of Freeze-Thaw Abuse on the Viscosity and Gel-Forming Properties of Surimi from Two Species

The effects of cyclic freezing and thawing upon the quality of frozen surimi of two species were studied with respect to sol viscosity, sol rigidity changes during thermal processing and structural failure properties of the cooked gel. A torsion test, used to determine the strength of gels subjected to different thermal histories, revealed that increasing the number of freeze-thaw cycles reduced the strength and deformability of both sand trout and Alaska pollack surimis. Continuous monitoring of sol rigidity during thermal processing showed little changes in thermal transition temperatures caused by freeze-thaw abuse for either surimi but shifts occurred in overall rigidity levels. Particularly dramatic changes were induced in the Alaska pollack rigidity thermogram. The rigidity thermograms of sand trout and Alaska pollack were significantly different, as were their responses to freeze-thaw abuse and low temperature (4°C and 40°C) pretreatments.     

鲢鱼鱼糜在冻藏过程中理化特性的变化

研究了鲢鱼鱼糜在-10℃与-20℃冻藏过程中盐溶性蛋白含量、Ca2+-ATPase活性及保水性的变化。结果表明,三项指标在冻藏过程中都显著下降,且呈现二段下降规律;三项指标的变化之间呈现一定的相关性;SDS-PAGE电泳显示,鲢鱼鱼糜蛋白在冻藏过程中形成了二硫键。     

Physicochemical Properties of Pacific Whiting Surimi as Affected by Various Freezing and Storage Conditions

ABSTRACT: Effects of various freezing methods of surimi on the biochemical and physical properties, were examined. Stress values increased up to 3 mo and then decreased. Strain values significantly decreased over time, except freeze-dried surimi stored at -18 °C. Yellowness (b*) of the freeze-dried surimi stored at 22 °C increased significantly during storage. In addition, salt-extractable proteins (SEP) decreased while dimethylamine (DMA) increased. Freeze-dried surimi showed the highest SEP and the lowest DMA values after 9 mo storage. Electrophoretic patterns did not show any apparent damages to the MHC until 6 mo. At 6 and 9 mo, development of proteins with smaller molecular weights was observed, indicating proteolytic degradation during frozen storage.     

Effect of Muscle Condition Before Freezing and Simulated Chemical Changes During Frozen Storage on the pH and Colour of Beef

The effect of rigor temperature (RT, 35 versus 10°C), increased ionic concentration (MS, 0 versus 0·2% mixed salts), oxidized lipids (OL, 0 versus 1% added oxidized fat), increased free amino acids (FAA, 0 versus 0·3% added mixture of amino acids), fat content (FC, 0 versus 15% added fat) and excluding atmospheric gases (V, 0 versus 99·9% vacuum) on pH and colour of mince stored for one month at -20°C was studied using a complete 2(6) factorial design. Adding FAA increased the meat pH measured after storage (p<0·001). Meat lightness (Hunter L* value) was increased by increased fat content (p<0·001), higher rigor temperature (p<0·001) and oxidized lipids (p<0·05). Vacuum packing tended to preserve redness (Hunter a*) whereas the higher rigor temperature decreased redness (p<0·001). Vacuum packing (p<0·05) and increased fat content (p<0·001) increased yellowness (Hunter b*). The hue angle was lowered by increased salt concentration (p<0·01), increased free amino acids (p<0·01) and using vacuum packing (p<0·001), whereas it was raised (p<0·001) by increased fat content and higher rigor temperature. Various significant two-and three-way interactions are tabulated and discussed.     

Effect of Mixing and Moisture Modification on Toughening and Dimethylamine Formation in Alaska Pollock Mince during Frozen Storage at −10°C

Alaska pollock minces having reduced, normal and elevated levels of moisture were stored at - 10°C for 2 and 4 wk to determine how toughening was influenced by different amounts of ice in the frozen tissue. Minces containing reduced or elevated amounts of ice exhibited greater toughening than that observed in control minces. Also, some minces received an extra mixing step prior to freezing and this resulted in less toughening during storage, perhaps due to oxygen incorporated and partial inhibition of the enzyme system that converts trimethylamine oxide to dimethylamine and formaldehyde. However, among moisture-modified minces that received the same mixing treatment, development of toughening did not relate in any consistent manner with the development of dimethylamine.     

N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation in Cooked Frankfurters Containing Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) Mince and Surimi

Studies were conducted to determine the feasibility of using Alaska pollock mince as a partial substitute for red meats in the formulation of frankfurters. Studies included the effects of fish form (unwashed and washed mince and surimi), percentage substitution (15 and 50) and five different methods of cooking the fish-meat franks on their N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) content. The amount of formed NDMA depended on the method of cooking. Broiling and frying generated the highest levels. Microwave and boiling generated the lowest levels of NDMA, which were equivalent to the level in uncooked franks. Broiling was observed to increase the amount of dimethyl-and trimethylamine formed.