Nguyen Van Muoi * and Tran Thanh Truc

* Corresponding author (nvmuoi@ctu.edu.vn)

Abstract

Dried Snakeskin gourami is one of the fish products traditionally consumed inVietnam. The conventional processing includes brine or dry-salting, and drying at moderate temperatures. In this study, the effect of different brine concentrations (15%, 18%, 21%, 24% and saturated NaCl, w/w) and other solutes on the moisture content and water activity (aw) of dried Snakeskin fish was  investigated. There were a significant decrease in water activity on the product due to the addition of ethanol as well as sucrose or glucose in salted fish. Corresponding to 34% moisture content in dried fish, an aw of 0,67 can be achieved due to the use of 21 ữ 24 % brine, combined with 1% sucrose and amounts of 35 mL ethanol/kg salted fish.
Keywords: brine concentration, water activity, moisture content

Tóm tắt

Nghiên cứu bổ sung chất tan nhằm làm giảm aw cu?a khô ca? să?c ră?n đa? đươ?c tiê?n ha?nh. Trươ?c hê?t, a?nh hưởng của các nồng độ nước muối khác nhau (15%, 18%, 21%, 24% và bão hòa; % khối lượng NaCl) đối với độ ẩm và hoạt độ nước (aw) của khô cá sặc rằn đã được kha?o sa?t. Tư? kê?t qua? lư?a cho?n nô?ng đô? muô?i ngâm thi?ch hơ?p va? đô? â?m cuô?i cu?a sa?n phâ?m khô, ta?c đô?ng cu?a ca?c châ?t tan kha?c như đươ?ng glucose, sucrose va? rươ?u ethanol đê?n sư? gia?m aw trong khô ca? să?c ră?n cu?ng đươ?c quan tâm. Kê?t qua? cho thâ?y, tương ư?ng vơ?i đô? â?m cuô?i cu?a sa?n phâ?m la? 34%, gia? tri? aw cu?a khô ca? să?c ră?n co? thê? gia?m đê?n gia? tri? 0,67 khi ngâm ca? trong dung di?ch muô?i vơ?i nô?ng đô? tư? 21 ữ 24 %, kê?t hơ?p vơ?i viê?c bô? sung đươ?ng sucrose vơ?i ha?m lươ?ng 1% va? 35 mL rươ?u ethanol (650)/kg ca? đa? ươ?p muô?i.  
Từ khóa: khô cá sặc rằn, muô?i, glucose, sucrose, ethanol, aw, độ Ẩm

Article Details

References

Chou D.H and Ch. V. Morr (1979), Protein-water interactions and functional properties. Journal of Americal Oil Chemistry Society, 56: 53A.

FDA: Food and Drug Administration (1997). Food and Drg Administration Compliance Program Guidance Manual. 17 January, section 7303.842.

Fellows P. (2002). Food processing technology: Principles and Practice (2nd edition). CRC Press.

Gauthier M., F. Bolnot, J.Rozier, V. Carlier (1986), Activité de l’eau et conservation des denrés alimentaires, RTV, Septembre : 16 – 20.

Jittinandana S. , P.B. Kenney, S.D. Slider, and R.A. Kiser (2002). Effect of Brine concentration and Brining Time on Quality of Smoked Rainbow Trout Fillets. Vol. 67, Nr. 6, JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE, 2095-2099

Josep C iP., (1999). Sorption isotherms and water diffusivity in muscles of pork ham at different NaCl contents. PhD Thesis. Universitat Politènica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Germany.

Kalathenos P. and N.J. Russell, (2003). Ethanol as a food preservative. In: Pood Preservatives (second edition), edit by Russell N.J. and G.W. Gould. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Kristin A. T., Sigurjon A., Sigurdur G. B. & Kristberg K., (2003). The effects of various salt concentrations during brine curing of cod (Gadus morhua). International Journal of Food Science and Technology 2004, 39, 79–89

Lin, K.W, J.T. Keeton, T.M. Craig, C.E. Gates, H.R. Gamble, C.S. Custer, H.R. Cross (1990), Physicochemical composition of dry cured ham processed under minimal aging time/temperature conditions, Journal of Food Science, 55 (2): 285 – 288

Lioutas T.S., P.J. Bechtel, M.P. Steinberg (1984). Desorption and adsorption isotherms of meat-salt mixtures. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 32: 1382-1385

Nguyễn Văn Mười, (2006). Công nghệ chế biến thịt. Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục.

Nketsia-Tabiri J, Sefa-Dedeh S. (1995). Optimization of process, conditions and quality of salted dried tilapia (Oreochromis miloticus) using response surface methodology. J Sci Food Agric 69(1):117-127.

Offer G, Trinick J. (1983). On the mechanism of water holding in meat: the swelling and shrinking of myofibrils. Meat Sci 8: 245-281

Russell N.J., L. Leistner, G.W. Gould (2003). Ethanol as a food preservative. In: Pood Preservatives (second edition), edit by Russell N.J. and G.W. Gould. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Slabyj BM, Maloy T, Cook WP, Risser JA. 1987. Effect of brining and canning on salt uptake and retention by herring (Clupea harengus) examined using four analytical methods. J Food Protect 50(7):602-607.

Wilding P, Hedges N, Lillford PJ. 1986. Salt-induced swelling of meat: The effect of storage time, pH ion-type and concentration. Meat Sci 18: 55-75.

Zdsislaw E.S., (1990). Seafood: Resourse, Nutritional Composition & Preservation. CRA Press, Inc Boca Raton Florida, United States.