Melanosis and quality attributes of chill stored farm raised whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

Journal Title: Journal of Applied and Natural Science - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 1

Abstract

Loss of market value of shrimp is mainly due to the formation of black spot called melanosis. A study was conducted for 14 days to determine the extent of melanosis and quality changes during that period of freshly har-vested whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) under chilled storage (2℃). Among quality parameters, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBAR-S), were varied from 13.17 mg % to 44.50 mg % and 0.04to 2.57 mg malondehaldehyde/kg of fat respectively whereas melanosis score and metric chroma (C) exhibited significant increases during chilled storage (P<0.05). There was a slight increase in moisture, crude fat and pH from 73.96 % to 74.57 %, 1.05 % to 1.14 % and 6.52 to 7.60 respectively at 14th day of storage. Loss of protein from 22.51 % to 21.28 % may be due to decrease in available amino acids during chilled storage and total plate count (TPC) showed gradual increase of bacterial load up to 1.73*107 log CFU/g at the end of chilled storage. The sensory analysis by panellists indicated, the acceptability of white leg shrimp was up to 6 days in chilled condition and formation of black spot is one of the major parameter for rejection by the panellists.

Authors and Affiliations

S. R. Senapati, G. Praveen Kumar, Chongtham Baru Singh, K. A. Martin Xavier, M. K. Chouksey, B. B. Nayak, Amjad K. Balange

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  • EP ID EP286623
  • DOI 10.31018/jans.v9i1.1242
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S. R. Senapati, G. Praveen Kumar, Chongtham Baru Singh, K. A. Martin Xavier, M. K. Chouksey, B. B. Nayak, Amjad K. Balange (2017). Melanosis and quality attributes of chill stored farm raised whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 9(1), 626-631. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-286623