Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4564608 LWT - Food Science and Technology 2009 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

This work deals with the effect that different cooking methods have on quality of shrimps (Parapenaeus longirostris) during the chilled storage. Vacuum-cooking (sous-vide) and steaming were compared with the traditional cooking process in boiling water. The effect of prior treatment with several melanosis-inhibiting agents (with a commercial sulphite- or 4-hexylresorcinol-based formula) was also tested. Neither the melanosis-inhibiting blends nor the cooking methods used significantly affected the water-holding capacity, firmness or moisture content of the cooked shrimps. Spraying with a 4-hexylresorcinol-based formula was effective in preventing microbial growth during storage. Vacuum-cooking was also shown to be the most effective way of preventing microbial growth although the TVB-N content of cooked shrimps increased significantly. By discriminant analysis, a combination of prior spraying with 4-hexylresorcinol-based formula followed by vacuum-cooking, proved to be the best method for obtaining shrimps with a very good appearance and high microbial quality. The foregoing may be very important for the cooking industries.

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