Fresh fish products are commonly sold at storage temperature. However, many undesirable changes can occur in the products during storage, due to microbial growth and fish spoilage, affording evident economic loss. The effects of ellagic acid (EA) and L-ascorbic acid (L-AA)/sodium ascorbate (SA), either alone or in combination, on the microbiological quality of fresh finfish Solea solea during storage at 0°C, were investigated. The results showed that addition of EA (0.03%) alone or in combination with L-AA (1.71%)/SA (1.98%) significantly delayed the proliferation of aerobic plate counts, psychrotrophic counts and Pseudomonas bacteria extending the product shelf life up to 10 days, versus 8 days for control. During the storage, the pH increase is slowed down when the fish samples are subjected to the treatment with preservative agents. The effect of lowering the pH increase is particularly pronounced when a combination of EA and L-AA/SA is used. Therefore, EA alone or in combination with L-AA and SA can be successfully utilized to reduce the microbial growth, extending the shelf life of fish during storage at 0°C.

Inhibition of microbiological activity during sole (Solea solea L.) chilled storage by applying ellagic and ascorbic acids

FIORINI, Dennis;ORPIANESI, Carla;BALLINI, Roberto
2008-01-01

Abstract

Fresh fish products are commonly sold at storage temperature. However, many undesirable changes can occur in the products during storage, due to microbial growth and fish spoilage, affording evident economic loss. The effects of ellagic acid (EA) and L-ascorbic acid (L-AA)/sodium ascorbate (SA), either alone or in combination, on the microbiological quality of fresh finfish Solea solea during storage at 0°C, were investigated. The results showed that addition of EA (0.03%) alone or in combination with L-AA (1.71%)/SA (1.98%) significantly delayed the proliferation of aerobic plate counts, psychrotrophic counts and Pseudomonas bacteria extending the product shelf life up to 10 days, versus 8 days for control. During the storage, the pH increase is slowed down when the fish samples are subjected to the treatment with preservative agents. The effect of lowering the pH increase is particularly pronounced when a combination of EA and L-AA/SA is used. Therefore, EA alone or in combination with L-AA and SA can be successfully utilized to reduce the microbial growth, extending the shelf life of fish during storage at 0°C.
2008
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