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000161040 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.afres.2025.101032
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000161040 100__ $$aLopez-Joven, Carmen
000161040 245__ $$aA comprehensive approach to assessment of the quality and shelf-life for retail fresh hake (Merluccius australis) during Chilled Storage
000161040 260__ $$c2025
000161040 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000161040 5203_ $$aThe Chilean southern hake, Merluccius australis, is one of the most important marine fishery resources in Chilean Patagonia. The aim of this study was to investigate the compositional changes in M. australis due to alterations in its volatile composition and other parameters over a period of 23 days in order to evaluate its shelf-life storage at chilled temperatures using fish quality parameters. The samples were bought from the main seafood market in Valdivia city, located in southern Chile.
First, an organoleptic evaluation of sensory properties was conducted. Then, pH, total volatile basic nitrogen contents (TVB-N), and trimethylamine (TMA) levels, histamine concentration, and total viable counts (TVC) levels as a microbiological parameter were determined. A repeated measures generalized linear model (GLM) and Duncan's test as post hoc test were used to analyze data.
The data revealed that pH levels were always over 7 from day 0 (7.31) to 23 (7.72), which could indicate the prevalence of good but not highest quality in specimens at day 0. No significant differences (P = 0.558) in pH values were obtained during all days of storage at lower than 4 °C.
Additionally, the study found a progression of volatile bases levels where TVB-N and TMA levels, increased significantly after 7 days of storage in both cases and exceeded the allowable limit to the family Merlucciidae at day 15 and at day 9, respectively. Both could be considered as reliable indicators by freshness in Chilean southern hake under the present scenario, showing the first empirical results at long storage. On the other hand, histamine concentration was below the allowable limit in fish. And total viable counts (TVC) levels as a microbiological parameter, fluctuated and increased gradually during the first 9 days (from 4.18 log cfu/ml to 4.91 log cfu/ml), and increasing significantly after 15 days (5.42 log cfu/ml) and 23 days (6.32 log cfu/ml) of storage, but did not exceed the spoilage regulation thresholds. These findings emphasize the importance of implementing good practices and improving knowledge in the retail market and to consumers to avoid lengthy storage of fresh fish before consumption, to prevent foodborne illnesses.
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000161040 700__ $$aUmaña, Reydoret
000161040 700__ $$aGuajardo, Paola
000161040 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1204-4356$$aDe Blas, Ignacio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000161040 7102_ $$11009$$2773$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Patología Animal$$cÁrea Sanidad Animal
000161040 773__ $$g5, 1 (2025), 101032 [9 pp.]$$tApplied food research$$x2772-5022
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