Shelf-life of pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) as affected by weakly acidic electrolyzed water ice-glazing and modified atmosphere packaging

Food Control ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 114-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Lu-kai Ma ◽  
Shang-gui Deng ◽  
Chao Xie ◽  
Xiao-hua Qiu
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 521
Author(s):  
Lucas De Oliveira Soares Rebouças ◽  
Julianna Paula do Vale Figueiredo ◽  
Maria Carla da Silva Campelo ◽  
Jovilma Maria Soares De Medeiros ◽  
Renata Bezerra Gomes Rebouças ◽  
...  

This study aimed evaluating the effects of cold plasma on the quality attributes of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Shrimp were divided into 4 sample groups: one control and the remaining groups subjected to cold plasma at frequencies of 5, 10, and 15 kHz, respectively, during 10 minutes of application followed by evaluation of chemical, physical, microbiological, and sensorial characteristics. Cold plasma contributed significantly to the maintenance of shrimp quality during storage, delaying the melanization process, microbial growth, improving the physicochemical and sensorial qualities of the samples. Exposure of white shrimp to non-thermal plasma at 15 kHz promoted better physicochemical, microbiological, and sensorial results, and increased the shelf life of samples by 5 days, suggesting that the treatment is effective to preserve the quality of shrimp.


2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (7) ◽  
pp. 1217-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
DE ANGELIS de SOUZA SILVA ◽  
MARIA CARLA da SILVA CAMPELO ◽  
LUCAS de OLIVEIRA SOARES REBOUÇAS ◽  
JUSSIER de OLIVEIRA VITORIANO ◽  
CLODOMIRO ALVES ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The enzymatic oxidation process that causes black spots on shrimp, named melanosis, leads to spoilage and economic losses. Therefore, there is an urgent need for strategies to reduce melanosis in the food industry. Cold plasma is an emerging nonthermal food processing technology. This work explores a novel application of cold plasma for the preservation of shrimp quality. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of cold plasma on the quality attributes of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). The shrimp samples were divided in two groups: the control group and the plasma group. Samples were exposed to nonthermal plasma for 10 min at a frequency of 500 Hz. Microbiological assays, including total counts of mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria, Staphylococcus spp., and Salmonella sp., were performed along with investigations of physicochemical parameters, such as pH, color, water-holding capacity, cooking loss, and shear force. In addition, sensory (quality index method) tests were conducted. The plasma group exhibited a shelf life of 14.07 days, while the control group exhibited a shelf life of 9.78 days. The experimental protocol used in this study was not enough to obtain significant reduction in the bacterial load. However, treatment with the cold plasma contributed to improving the physicochemical properties during storage. HIGHLIGHTS


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