Quality loss in prawns due to double freezing

Icing is the practice for preserving prawns on board fishing boats in India. Majority of these boats need to preserve the catch only for a few hours because of the short duration of the fishing trip. However, with the anticipated introduction of a considerable number of bigger fishing vessels which can remain in the fishing ground for longer periods, more than fortnight, preservation methods, other than icing are required to retain prime quality. Freezing and cold storage of whole prawns on board followed by thawing and processing on land is a possible proposition. The extent of quality loss in prawns during these operations is one of the important points to be considered. Hence, laboratory scale studies were undertaken on double freezing of prawns and the results are dealt within this communication.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chinnamma, G.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:Fisheries, Metapenaeus dobsoni, Penaeus stylifera, prawns, preservation methods, icing, freezing, cold storage, quality loss, storage effects,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/33632
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