MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF FRESH PACKAGED TILAPIA FILLETS STORED UNDER DIFFERENT CHILL TEMPERATURES

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farmed in recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) was filleted and packaged in 100% air and 50% CO2: 50% N2 modified atmosphere (MA) prior to storage at 1˚C and -1˚C for up to 27 days. Fillets were sampled regularly and analysed for headspace gas composition, sens...

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Main Authors: Odoli Cyprian, Peter Oduor-Odote, Helen Lauzon, Emilía Martinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovak University of Agriculture 2013-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmbfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jmbfs_0264_cyprian.pdf