Jk. Verma et al., EFFECTS OF FROZEN STORAGE ON LIPID FRESHNESS PARAMETERS AND SOME FUNCTIONAL-PROPERTIES OF OIL SARDINE (SARDINELLA LONGICEPS) MINCE, Food research international, 28(1), 1995, pp. 87-90
Frozen storage of oil sardine mince stored for 150 days at -20(+/-1)de
grees C resulted in a decrease in protein solubility (PS), emulsifying
capacity (EC), relative viscosity (RV), and an increase in cook loss
(CL), peroxide value (PV) and free fatty acids (FFA); water-holding ca
pacity (WHC) in terms of absorbed water (AM(W)) and retained water (RM
(W)) decreased up to 120 and 60 days respectively. An increase in WHC
was observed during subsequent frozen storage. Significant correlation
s (P less than or equal to 0.05) existed between PS versus EC, RV, CL,
PV and FFA. Sensory attributes of cooked mince were rated acceptable
up to 90 days.