Abstract
Some of the recent developments of our laboratory include: (a) CO2 in refrigerated seawater (RSW) as a preservative; (b) separation of crabmeat from shell by centrifuge; and (c) separation of meat from skin and bones by machine.(a) Addition of CO2 to the conventional RSW system, which is used aboard the vessel and at processing plants ashore, results in a system with the advantage of inhibition of microbial growth when compared to the original system. The CO2 in RSW system has been shown to be effective in maintaining the quality of salmon, rockfish, halibut, and shrimp, at higher levels than the conventional RSW system or ice.(b) Through use of a method involving centrifugation, it has been demonstrated that up to 15–20% of crab waste can be recovered as crabmeat. Separation of crabmeat from shell by a machine specifically designed for this purpose is being evaluated currently.(c) By machine separation, it has been shown that yields of edible flesh up to 49% and 46% can be achieved for Pacific hake and silvergray rockfish, respectively. Of the many possible uses of machine-separated flesh, our laboratory has demonstrated that this raw material can be used to prepare products such as spreads and modified protein and protein isolates.
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