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Value added fish by-products - Nordic Innovation

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fillets into brine after injection made the product more stable (reduced TVN). 4 days old <strong>fish</strong><br />

was used in the experiment. It is expected that the super-chilling would have more impact if<br />

the <strong>fish</strong> had been fresher at the beginning of the experiment.<br />

Despite controlled cooling during processing, storage and transport, the shelf life of the<br />

injected fillets was not sufficient for export of fresh <strong>fish</strong> <strong>products</strong> to the market.<br />

Homogenization process<br />

Trials were executed were homogenisation was used to improve condition and properties of<br />

<strong>fish</strong> mince for injection into <strong>fish</strong> fillets. Homogenized <strong>fish</strong> proteins (HFP) were produced<br />

according to a specific continuous process. Approximately 4 parts of cold water (0-1°C) was<br />

<strong>added</strong> to 1 part of fresh or frozen mince from saithe or cod cut-offs and backbones. After<br />

infusion of water and mince, the solutions were sieved (1000 µm) to remove insoluble and<br />

undesired material. It was then homogenized at about 3000 psi <strong>by</strong> a special homogenizer and<br />

directly injected into fillets using a multi-needle injector.<br />

Minced cut-offs (fresh and frozen) and frozen mince from backbones (washed and unwashed)<br />

were homogenized and injected into fillets. Trials with different species (pollock, cod),<br />

freshness (fresh vs. frozen) and pre-treatment (fresh vs. lightly salted) were conducted.<br />

Analyses were made on chemical and physical properties of the HFP (separation, microbes,<br />

protein solubility, colour, pH, viscosity and chemical analysis) and the fillets (yield, drip loss,<br />

water holding capacity, pH, chemical analysis, microbes, TMA and TVN).<br />

Use of homogenisation to improve the properties of <strong>fish</strong> mince for injection into <strong>fish</strong> fillets<br />

gave good results. Trials indicated that <strong>by</strong> homogenising the mince, reduced particle size,<br />

more homogeneous mix and a decreased number of microbes can be achieved. If the pressure<br />

is increased enough, the number of microorganisms will be reduced significantly. In this<br />

experiment, reduction from ca. 2.700.000 cfu/g to 2.000 cfu/g was observed. Improvements<br />

in colour were also observed, the final product had much lighter appearance than the raw<br />

material.<br />

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