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- Title
VACUUM PACKAGING IS A TOOL FOR SHELF LIFE EXTENSION OF FISH PRODUCT : A REVIEW.
- Authors
Patil, A. R.; Chogale, N. D.; Pagarkar, A. U.; Koli, J. M.; Bhosale, B. P.; Sharangdhar, S. T.; Gaikwad, B. V.; Kulkarni, G. N.
- Abstract
Fish is a very perishable food commodity that requires proper handling and preservation to increase its shelf life and retain its quality and nutritional attributes. Now a day lot of products obtained from fish such as fillets, steaks, chunks etc. are available in market.Packaging is an external means of preservation of a product from spoilage, damage or loss due to external causes. Packaging material may help to further extend the shelf life of the product. Vacuum packaging involves the removal of air from the package, followed by the application of hermetic seal. Vacuum packaging can supplement to ice storage or refrigeration to delay spoilage, extend the shelf life, a high quality, assure the safety and reduce the economic loss of fish and fishery products. It offers an excellent protection against rancidity and also decreases the growth of aerobic spoilage microorganisms. Vacuum packaging has lot of characteristics such as it provide enough strength to prevent the damage while package handling, it also act as oxygen and water vapor barrier, oil and chemical resistant. Application of vacuum in packaging helps to reduce the total psychrophilic microflora. Vacuum packaging of wholesale fresh fish meat is increasinglybeing practiced, it reduces shrink loss, protect meat color and delays microbial spoilage. As far as the fish-processing industry is concerned vacuum packaging is one of the possible approaches to raise profitability since this industry is becoming highly competitive and increasingly expensive. Present article gives an insight into the recent advancements in vacuum packaging of fishery products.
- Subjects
VACUUM packaging; PRODUCT reviews; PERISHABLE goods; FISHERY products; FISH fillets
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 2020, Vol 23, p807
- ISSN
0972-0030
- Publication type
Article