Abstract
Quality parameters of a fish/food product changes with the storage temperature. Therefore, the present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of different storage temperatures on the changes in chemical and microbiological parameters of fish condiment prepared from Thai pangus (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). The study was conducted in the Department of Fisheries Technology Laboratory from October 2015 to September 2016.Standard methodologies for product preparation and other analyses (chemical and microbiological) with some modifications were followed. The results of the experiment showed that- irrespective of storage temperature the TVB-N value increased progressively with the lapse of storage period. At room temperature (28°C to 32°C), the values increased very rapidly in compare to those of refrigeration (5°C to 8°C) and frozen temperature (-18°C to -20°C). The TVBN value increased from 1.63±0.01 to 3.31±0.06, 3.18±0.02 and 2.02±0.02 mg/100g on day 15th at room, 90th at refrigeration and 120th at frozen storage temperature, respectively. On the other hand, the peroxide values increased from 2.80±0.10 to 6.08±0.10, 6.97±0.20 and 5.40±0.20 meq/kg of oil, on 15th at room, 90th at refrigeration and 120th at frozen storage temperature, respectively. Throughout the storage period, the pH values of fish condiment also changed at different temperatures. The pH value decreased from 5.24±0.01 to 4.75±0.05, 4.51±0.11 and 4.49±0.90, respectively on day 15th at room, day 90th at refrigeration and day 120th at frozen storage temperature. The bacterial load (CFU/g) in condiment was found to increase at room temperatures (from 2.2 ×104 to 2.6×107). However, the growth of bacteria was slower at refrigeration temperature (from 2.2 ×104 to 2.5×107) and at frozen temperature bacterial growth found negative (from 2.2 ×104 to 3.6×102). So, from the observation on the changes in different quality parameters at different storage temperatures, it could be concluded that, the shelf life of Thai pangus fish condiment at room temperature was shorter but at refrigeration temperature fish condiment may remain in acceptable condition more than 90 days and more than 120 days at frozen temperature.
 J Bangladesh Agril Univ 17(3): 417–423, 2019
Highlights
As fish is highly perishable, proper processing, packaging and preservation helps in maintaining the quality of fish and fishery products
The initial total volatile base nitrogen (TVB-N) value of condiment was 1.63±0.01 mg/100 g during storage at room temperature, which gradually increased with the lapse of storage period and reached to 3.31±0.06 mg/100g on the 15th day
In the case of storage at refrigeration temperature, TVB-N value increased to 3.18±0.02 mg/100 g on the 90th day whereas at the frozen storage temperature the value reached to 2.02±0.02 mg/100 g on the 120th day (Table 2)
Summary
As fish is highly perishable, proper processing, packaging and preservation helps in maintaining the quality of fish and fishery products. Consumers demand is high quality processed foods with minimal changes in nutritional and sensory properties (Ahvenainen, 2003). Proper storage conditions are essential to prevent the spoilage of fish and fishery products. Preservation of fish can be achieved by various methods, i.e., refrigeration, freezing, salting, canning, icing, smoking, glazing, drying, frying, etc. The quality of fish processed by the various methods cannot be the same and its subsequent effect on the fish’s shelf life varies and nutritional compositions of fish (Al-Reza et al, 2015). Refrigeration is easy for application and storage conditions, neither adding nor removing any ingredients for fish. Freezing kills some but not all of the microorganisms present and growth will take place after thawing if time permits (Sayed et al, 2013)
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