G. Duflos et al., Use of biogenic amines to evaluate spoilage in plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and whiting (Merlangus merlangus), J AOAC INT, 82(6), 1999, pp. 1357-1363
Fish muscle decarboxylases generate biogenic amines during spoilage. We mon
itored spoilage in plaice and whiting by assaying biogenic amines represent
ed by the amine index (Al), and by using expert assessors to determine a fr
eshness index (FI) for each fish. First we characterized the assessor- and
fish species-related effects on FI, and then we sought to correlate changes
in Al and Fl by statistical data analysis. We propose rejection limits on
the basis of our findings.