Document Type
Article
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Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
1.6 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 3.3 HEALTH SCIENCES
Abstract
The study examined the effect of non-thermal plasma (NTP) on the total viable count and lipid oxidation of two common sushi products: nigiri and hosomaki. Sushi samples were treated with NTP using a dielectric barrier discharge system with 70 and 80kV of potential differences for 5min. The samples were stored at 4°C for 11days and analysed for total aerobic count, moisture and protein content, TBA index and fatty acids composition. Although the effect of NTP on the total aerobic counts was not statistically significant, a tendency in log reduction could be observed, with 1–1.5logcfu/g reduction. Moisture and protein content, as well as fatty acids composition of sushi was not affected by the treatment. The TBA index of treated samples increased significantly by 0.4–1.5mg/kg, with hosomaki reaching higher TBA index than nigiri. Although NTP in the studied conditions can, to a limited degree, increase the microbiological quality of the sushi samples, it also increases the oxidation rate.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2017.12.011
Recommended Citation
Piotr Kulawik, Carlos Alvarez, Patrick J. Cullen, Ramon Aznar-Roca, Anne Maria Mullen, Brijesh Tiwari, The effect of non-thermal plasma on the lipid oxidation and microbiological quality of sushi, Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, Volume 45, 2018, Pages 412-417, ISSN 1466-8564, DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2017.12.011.