Objective Quality Assessment of Raw Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fillets Using Electronic Nose and Machine Vision

ABSTRACT: The ability of an electronic nose and machine vision system to classify tilapia fillets based on their odors and colors was studied. Fresh tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) fillets were treated with 0%, 4%, and 8% sodium lactate and stored at 1.7 and 7.2 °C for 12 d. Trained panelists and an electronic nose with twelve polymer sensors evaluated odors. A machine vision system measured fillet colors. Aerobic plate counts were performed. Correct classification based on experimental variables (percent lactate, microbialload, sensory scores, storage time, and temperature) by discriminant function analysis was poor for color data alone, acceptable for electronic nose data alone, and excellent with these data combined.     

Evaluation of Shelf Life of Superchilled Cod (Gadus morhua) Fillets and the Influence of Temperature Fluctuations During Storage on Microbial and Chemical Quality Indicators

Quality changes of aerobically packed cod fillets stored under superchilling and abusive temperature conditions were characterized by the growth of specific spoilage organisms (SSO) and the production of microbial metabolites measured by an electronic nose along with traditional sensory and chemical analysis (total volatile basic nitrogen [TVB‐N], pH). A new process based on quick contact freezing and cold air blasting was used to achieve superchilling of fillets before chilled (0.5 °C) or superchilled (‐1.5 °C) storage. Photobacterium phosphoreum dominated under temperature abusive conditions coinciding with high levels of TVB‐N and increased electronic nose responses indicating increased levels of alcohols and aldehydes at sensory rejection. Dominating growth of Pseudomonas spp. in 1 batch was associated with the origin, the catching method, and the cooling conditions during processing. The superchilling process followed by superchilled storage (‐1.5 °C) extended the sensory shelf life of the fillets for at least 3 d compared with traditional process, resulting in a total shelf life of 15 d. High content of TVB‐N was observed in superchilled fillets at sensory rejection. P. phosphoreum counts were lower under superchilling conditions (6.0 to 6.8 log colony‐forming units [CFU]/g), compared with the traditionally processed chilled fillets (7.2 log CFU/g). However, H₂S‐producing bacteria appeared to grow steadily under superchilling conditions reaching counts as high as 7.6 log CFU/g at sensory rejection.     

基于电子鼻技术判定冷鲜罗非鱼片品质劣变进程

应用电子鼻采集贮藏过程冷鲜罗非鱼片顶空挥发性气味,同步进行感官评价、微生物和理化分析。结果表明：传感器响应信号随着鱼片气味浓度增大而增大,且对不同新鲜度气味有良好响应。线性判别(LDA)比主成分分析(PCA)更能有效区分鱼片的不同新鲜度、微生物及挥发性盐基氮含量,表明电子鼻可快速检测鱼片的品质劣变进程。通过负荷加载分析和相关分析表明,W2W、W1W、W1S、W2S对区分冷鲜罗非鱼片不同新鲜度的贡献较大,并与感官可接受性、菌落总数和挥发性盐基氮的相关性良好,可作为今后研制鱼用电子鼻系统精选传感器的理论参考。     

Microbiological, sensory, and electronic nose evaluation of yellowfin tuna under various storage conditions.

Microbiological assessment, sensory evaluation, and electronic nose (AromaScan) analysis were performed on yellowfin tuna stored at 0, 4, 10, and 22 degrees C for 0, 1, 3, 5, and 9 days. Fish color, texture, appearance, and odor were evaluated by a trained sensory panel, while aroma-odor properties were evaluated using an AromaScan. Bacterial enumeration was performed using plate count agar containing 1.5% NaCl. Tuna fillets stored at 22 degrees C for 3 days or longer had a bacterial load of over 10(7) CFU/g and were rated not acceptable for consumption (grade C) by the sensory panel. Tuna fillets stored at 4 degrees C for 9 days or 10 degrees C for over 5 days were rated as grade C products and also had a bacterial load of over 10(7) CFU/g. The change in fish quality as determined by AromaScan followed increases in microbiological counts in tuna fillets, indicating that bacterial load can serve as a useful and objective indicator of gross spoilage. Electronic nose devices can be used in conjunction with microbial counts and sensory panels to evaluate the degree of decomposition in tuna during storage.     

Effect of Early Gutting on Shelf Life of Saithe (Pollachius virens), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Stored in Ice

Comparative ice storage experiments were performed to study the influence of early gutting on the shelf life of gutted and ungutted saithe, plaice and haddock. The investigation included the rating of the external quality attributes according to the EU-quality grading scheme, the sensory assessment of cooked fillets, the chemical analysis of changes in the contents of the total volatile bases (TVB), trimethylamine (TMA) and dimethylamine (DMA), of total viable counts (TVC) and the number of specific spoilage bacteria (SSO) Shewanella putrefaciens on skin and tissue samples. The study demonstrated that immediate evisceration after catch resulted in a longer shelf life in ice. However, in cases where haddock, saithe or plaice are destined to be consumed within the first 4 days after catch, gutting is not necessary when stored in ice under optimal conditions. Received: February 14, 2007     

Potential Application of the Electronic Nose for Quality Assessment of Salmon Fillets Under Various Storage Conditions

ABSTRACT: The feasibility of using an electronic nose (AromaScan^TM) to assess seafood quality was studied with salmon fillets stored at -20, 4, and 10 °C for 14 d. AromaScan mappings of these fillets were compared to their timerelated changes in microbial counts, histamine contents, and sensory panel evaluations. Fillets stored at 10 °C had respective bacterial counts of 8.90 and 9.06 log¹⁰ CFU/g after 7 and 9 d. The mappings for the 10 °C fillets were separated from those of fresh fillets by Day 3, and continued to separate further as storage time increased. An electronic nose can be used as an assisting instrument to a sensory panel in evaluating seafood quality.     

Nondestructive Prediction of Tilapia Fillet Freshness During Storage at Different Temperatures by Integrating an Electronic Nose and Tongue with Radial Basis Function Neural Networks

This study developed principal component analysis and radial basis function neural networks (PCA-RBFNNs) for predicting freshness in tilapia fillets stored at different temperatures by integrating an electronic nose and electronic tongue. Total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), total aerobic counts (TAC), and K value increased at 0, 4, 7, and 10 °C, while sensory scores decreased significantly. The electronic nose and tongue acquired the volatiles and dissolved chemical compounds in the stored samples. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) verified the changes in gas species and contents in fillets stored for different periods of time at different temperatures. PCA-RBFNNs based on data fusion were developed and presented good performance for prediction of TVB-N, TAC, K value, and sensory score in tilapia fillets. The established PCA-RBFNNs based on feature variables of the electronic nose and tongue is a promising method to predict changes in the freshness of fillets stored from 0 to 10 °C in the cold chain.     

肉制品中亚硝酸盐测定能力验证

为加强肉制品安全监督管理,进一步提升检验检测机构对肉制品中亚硝酸盐含量的检测能力,确保提供的检测数据准确、可靠,组织实施肉制品中亚硝酸盐含量检测能力验证计划。制备含亚硝酸钠的鸡肉火腿肠,向42家实验室随机发放样品,在规定时间内回收检测数据。对检测结果进行稳健统计分析,以Z值评价各个实验室的检测能力,并对非满意结果的实验室通过查阅原始记录进行技术分析。结果表明：制备的能力验证样品均匀、稳定,满足能力验证计划要求;42家实验室总体结果满意率为81.0%,表明实验室对肉制品中亚硝酸盐含量的检测能力较好;部分实验室发现检测过程中所存在的问题,并加以改正,使自身检测能力进一步提高。     

Storage Quality of Fresh and Frozen-thawed Fish in Ice

The objective was to determine whether traditional quality indexes of fresh (unfrozen) fish like sensory analysis, bacterial counts and trimethylamine content could be applied to thawed whole cod, cod fillets and ocean perch fillets kept in ice. Freezing and short-term freezer storage (≤5 wk at ?25°C) had very little effect on bacterial counts. During long-term freezer storage (≥14 wk at ?25°C) total counts were reduced as well as counts of trimethylamine oxide-reducing bacteria in cod fillets but not in ocean perch fillets. When the thawed fish was unacceptable the trimethylamine was <1 mgN/100g. Trimethylamine as a spoilage indicator was of no value when evaluating spoilage of thawed whole cod, cod fillets and ocean perch fillets kept in ice.     

内源化学反应及细菌活动对冰温贮藏罗非鱼片腐败变质的贡献研究

目的 评估内源化学反应及细菌活动对冰温贮藏罗非鱼片腐败变质的贡献。方法 研究经抑菌处理及未经抑菌处理的罗非鱼片在冰温贮藏期间的菌落总数、挥发性盐基氮(totalvolatilebasicnitrogen,TVB-N)值、pH、硫代巴比妥酸(thiobarbituric acid, TBA)值及感官鲜度的变化,采用电子鼻监测挥发性成分的变化,并对未经抑菌处理罗非鱼片各指标与菌落总数间进行皮尔逊相关性分析。结果 贮藏期间经抑菌处理的样品的菌落总数始终小于5.05 log CFU/g, TVB-N值小于3.00 mg/100 g, pH及电子鼻测定的各种挥发性成分基本未变,未发生感官腐败,虽然TBA值有所增加(P<0.05),但始终低于0.05 mg MDA/100 g。而未经抑菌处理的罗非鱼片,菌落总数在21 d时达到9.19 log CFU/g, TVB-N值增至40.69 mg/100 g, pH由6.65增至7.63,电子鼻测定的氮氧化合物、硫化物及有机硫化物骤增, TBA值增至0.072 mg MDA/100 g,显著高于抑菌处理的样品,感官腐败明显。结论 冰温贮藏条件下内源...     

Using an electronic nose for determining the spoilage of vacuum-packaged beef

The use of an electronic nose in the quantitative determination of the degree of spoilage of vacuum-packaged beef was evaluated. Beef from four different slaughterhouses was sliced, vacuum-packaged and stored at 4 degrees C for 8 weeks. Samples were withdrawn for bacterial (aerobic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, Brochothrix thermosphacta, Pseudomonas and Enterobacteriaceae) and sensorial analyses and analysis of the volatile compounds during the storage period. A trained panel was used for the sensorial evaluations. The volatile compounds were analysed using an electronic nose containing a sensory array composed of 10 metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, four Tagushi type sensors and one CO2-sensitive sensor. Four of the 15 sensors were excluded due to lack of response or overloading. Partial least-squares regression was used to define the mathematical relationships between the degree of spoilage of vacuum-packaged beef, as determined by the sensory panel, and the signal magnitudes of the sensors of the electronic nose. The mathematical models were validated after 6 months using a new set of samples. The stability of the sensors during this period was examined and it was shown that the sensitivity of five of the 11 sensors used had changed. Using the six remaining sensors, the signal patterns obtained from the meat from the different slaughterhouses did not change over a period of 6 months. It was shown that the degree of spoilage, as calculated using a model based on two Tagushi sensors, correlated well with the degree of spoilage determined by the sensory panel (r2 = 0.94).     

Sensory, physical, chemical and microbiological changes in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets packed under modified atmosphere/air or prepared from whole fish stored in ice

Quality changes and shelf‐life in European sea bass fillets packed under 40% CO₂: 60% N₂ (MAP) and air (AIR) or prepared from the whole ungutted fish stored in ice (ROUND) were compared. Raw and cooked sensory scores, pH, colour, expressible water, malonaldehyde, total viable count, Pseudomonas spp., H₂S‐producing bacteria, Lactobacillus spp., Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., coliforms and proteolytic counts, were determined until AIR and MAP raw fillet spoilage. Raw ROUND fillets had the best quality and shelf‐life (10 vs. 8 vs. 7 days after slaughtering in ROUND, MAP and AIR, respectively), while the MAP fillets had better sensorial scores, lower pH values and better microbiological counts, but greater lightness values than the corresponding AIR fillets. MAP fillets also had the highest malonaldehyde levels. The higher correlation between Streptococcus spp. and odour scores (r = ?0.971, P < 0.01) compared to the other species could suggest that it is a specific spoilage organism in the MAP condition used.     

萝卜籽蛋白提取物对托盘包装鲟鱼片冷藏品质的影响

本实验旨在探究萝卜籽蛋白提取物对冷藏鲟鱼片的防腐保鲜效果。研究了萝卜籽蛋白提取物对9 株鲟鱼 腐败菌的抑菌活性;将鲟鱼片分别用64（T1组）、32（T2组）、2 AU/mL（T3组）的萝卜籽蛋白提取液和无菌生 理盐水（CK组）处理,测定各组贮藏期间的微生物指标（菌落总数、肠科菌数、气单胞菌数、假单胞菌数和耐冷 菌数）、理化指标（pH值、色泽、挥发性盐基氮含量、硫代巴比妥酸值和生物胺含量）和感官得分变化。结果显 示：萝卜籽蛋白提取物对9 株鲟鱼腐败菌均具有很好的抑制作用,其抑菌圈直径均大于17.5 mm;微生物指标结果 显示CK组、T1组、T2组和T3组鲟鱼片的货架期分别为7、11、9 d和7 d;理化指标结果显示,与对照组相比,萝卜 籽蛋白提取物可延缓鲟鱼片中总挥发性盐基氮、硫代巴比妥酸和生物胺的积累,且蛋白提取物效价越高,效果越显 著;感官评价结果与微生物指标、理化指标结果基本一致。研究结果表明萝卜籽蛋白提取物可以有效地抑制鲟鱼腐 败菌的生长,并能降低冷藏鲟鱼片腐败速率,因此具有开发成新型水产品防腐保鲜剂的潜力。     

Prediction of Microbial and Sensory Quality of Cold Smoked Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) by Electronic Nose

ABSTRACT: Quality changes of cold smoked salmon from 4 different smokehouses in Europe were monitored by a prototype gas-sensor array system, the FishNose. Samples were stored in different packaging (vacuum and Modified Atmosphere Packaging [MAP]) for up to 4 wk under controlled storage conditions at 5 °C and 10 °C. Quality criteria based on sensory attributes (sweet/sour, off, and rancid odor), and total viable counts and lactic acid bacteria counts were established and used for classification of samples based on the responses of the FishNose. The responses of the gas-sensors correlated well with sensory analysis of spoilage odor and microbial counts suggesting that they can detect volatile microbially produced compounds causing spoilage odors in cold-smoked salmon during storage. The system is therefore ideal for fast quality control related to freshness evaluation of smoked salmon products. Partial least squares (PLS) regression models based on samples from single producer showed better performance than a global model based on products from different producers to classify samples of different quality.     

Combination effect of phosphate and vacuum packaging on quality parameters of Rutilus frisii kutum fillets in ice

Improving food quality among consumers is of high importance. This case in fish meat due to its quick spoilage is the more obvious. Therefore in this study in order to maintain and improve the quality of fish meat, effect of pretreatment with three different phosphate compounds including sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), sodium pyrophosphate (PP) and mixture of them (STPP + PP) in combination with vacuum packaging (VP) on Rutilus frisii kutum fillets stored in ice was investigated. Phosphate pretreatment showed the synergistic effect with VP on reduction of psycrophilic bacteria, chemical and sensory deterioration of Rutilus frisii kutum fillets as evidenced by the lowered microbial counts, thiobarbituoric acid and total volatile base, compared with samples stored in air and those kept under VP. Pretreatment with PP resulted in the retarded protein denaturation as evidenced by the reduced changes in sulfhydryl content during the extended storage. Increase in water holding capacity accompanied by the decrease in pH was observed in samples pretreated with phosphates, especially tripolyphosphate. No marked autolytic degradation in samples kept under VP with and without phosphate pretreatment was observed throughout the storage as indicated by no changes in electrophoresis patterns. Determined shelf life based on psychrophilic bacteria counts for Rutilus frisii kutum fillets pretreated with STPP and stored under VP, until 15 days and according to sensory analysis until 12 days compared with samples stored in air. Therefore, the effective retardation of psycrophilic bacteria, chemical and sensory deterioration of Rutilus frisii kutum fillets stored under VP could be achieved by pretreatment with tripolyphosphate.     

Quality Changes of Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) Stored under Different Cooling Conditions

The influence of different cooling techniques and storage temperatures (‐1.5 °C or 1.5 °C) to prolong the shelf life of shrimp was evaluated by sensory analysis, physical methods, chemical analysis, and microbial analysis. Storage in liquid ice was more effective than flake ice or brine mixed with flake ice in delaying spoilage of the shrimp by slowing down microbial growth and formation of total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB‐N) and trimethylamine (TMA). Total viable counts (TVC) showed that bacteria grew most quickly in shrimp stored in flake ice and in brine mixed with flake ice, followed by those in liquid ice at 1.5 °C and ‐1.5 °C, respectively. Lowest counts were observed in shrimp stored in liquid ice at ‐1.5 °C where the lag phase of growth was apparently extended at the beginning of storage. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed a good correlation between quality indicators related to microbial growth, TVC, pH, TVB‐N, TMA, responses of an electronic nose and sensory evaluation.     

真空包装冷藏大菱鲆鱼片的货架期及其优势腐败菌群体感应检测

本研究以真空包装冷藏大菱鲆鱼片为研究对象,通过感官、微生物和化学指标评价其货架期,利用16Sr DNA方法对其贮藏初期和末期的微生物分布进行鉴定,并采用报告菌株法检测大菱鲆鱼片贮藏过程中两种类型群体感应信号分子(AHLs和AI-2)的产生情况,检测其优势腐败菌的群体感应类型。结果显示,大菱鲆鱼片在真空包装冷藏环境下可以贮藏9 d,此时细菌总数达6.87 logCFU/g,挥发性盐基氮含量为28.70 mg/100 g。对比初始和末期微生物种类变化,真空包装大菱鲆鱼片冷藏过程中的优势腐败菌主要为希瓦氏菌,其次为肠杆菌科细菌。群体感应信号分子AHLs和AI-2含量随贮藏时间延长而增加。贮藏末期分离的希瓦氏菌均能分泌AI-2信号分子,分泌能力因菌株而异。利用基因手段可从希瓦氏菌中扩增到AI-2的分泌基因lux S,表明lux S在产AI-2菌株中具有一定保守性,可能参与希瓦氏菌的腐败进程。     

低分子质量壳寡糖对鲢鱼冷藏过程中鱼肉品质及菌相的影响

分析低分子质量壳寡糖（分子质量≤1 000 Da,脱乙酰度≥90%）对鲢鱼片4 ℃冷藏过程中菌相组成及品质变化的影响。将鲢鱼片随机分为对照组与壳寡糖（0.5 g/100 mL）处理组,测定其感官评分、菌落总数、总挥发性盐基氮含量、三磷酸腺苷关联物含量及K值等指标,并采用Illumina MiSeq高通量测序技术分析菌相组成,评价壳寡糖对鲢鱼片的保鲜作用。结果表明：壳寡糖能够改变鲢鱼冷藏过程中的菌相组成且抑制其优势腐败菌属假单胞菌和气单胞菌的生长;壳寡糖处理能够显著抑制鱼肉菌落总数和挥发性盐基氮的生成,同时显著延缓肌苷酸及次黄嘌呤核苷酸的降解,进而减少次黄嘌呤的生成。壳寡糖能够显著提高鲢鱼贮藏过程中的品质,这主要通过抑制优势腐败菌属的生长实现。     

Microbial and Sensory Assessment of Milk with an Electronic Nose

ABSTRACT: An electronic nose (e-nose) was used to assess milk odor inoculated with Pseudomonas fluorescens or Bacillus coagulans , and odors were correlated with microbial loads and sensory scores. Sterile whole, reduced-fat, and fat-free milk were inoculated, stored at 1.7, 7.2, and 12.8 °C, and evaluated at d 0, 3, 5, 7, and 10 by e-nose and sensory panel. Aerobic plate counts were performed. E-nose readings, microbial counts, and sensory data were analyzed using discriminant function analysis. The e-nose discriminated differences in odor due to microbial load and sensory data. This may lead to a rapid method for determining sensory evaluation and microbial loads of milk.     

Sensory and microbiological quality assessment of beef fillets using a portable electronic nose in tandem with support vector machine analysis

The performance of a portable quartz microbalance based electronic nose has been evaluated in monitoring aerobically packaged beef fillet spoilage at different storage temperatures (0, 4, 8, 12, and 16 °C). Electronic nose data were collected from the headspace of meat samples in parallel with data from microbiological analysis for the enumeration of the population dynamics of total viable counts, Pseudomonas spp., Brochothrix thermosphacta, lactic acid bacteria and Enterobacteriaceae. Qualitative interpretation of electronic nose data was based on sensory evaluation discriminating samples in three quality classes (fresh, semi-fresh, and spoiled). Support Vector Machine (SVM) classification and regression models using radial basis kernel function were developed to classify beef fillet samples in the respective quality class, and correlate the population dynamics of the microbial association with electronic nose sensor responses. The obtained results demonstrated good performance in discriminating meat samples in one of the three pre-defined quality classes. Overall classification accuracies of prediction above 89% were obtained for the three sensory classes regardless of storage temperature. For SVM regression model development, correlations above 0.96 and 0.86 were obtained between observed and predicted microbial counts for the training and test data sets, respectively.