Research Article

Effects of different thawing methods on fatty acid composition of cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax Linnaeus, 1758)

Volume: 39 Number: 3 September 15, 2022
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Effects of different thawing methods on fatty acid composition of cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax Linnaeus, 1758)

Abstract



This study aimed to determine the potential changes in the fatty acid composition of frozen cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) thawed at different environmental conditions. Sea bass fillets were thawed using four different methodologies: refrigerator (+4°C), water (+15°C), microwave (defrost mode) and ambient conditions (22±2°C). Some part of the fish was thawed once (on the 7th and 30th days), and the other part was thawed twice (on the 30th day). Thus, crude lipid analysis and fatty acid composition by gas chromatography were carried out in the thawed sea bass fillets. The results showed negative effects on the fatty acid composition caused by the different thawing methods. The most suitable thawing method was determined as refrigerator thawing, especially on the 30th day 1st thawing according to least loss of the lipid values (9.19±0.18%) and unsaturated fatty acids (C18:2 25.92±0.13%, C20:5 5.56±0.02%, C22:6n-3 8.90±0.09%, ∑PUFA 44.70±0.04%). Samples thawed in water and ambient conditions follow the refrigerator thawing method in terms of lipid and fatty acids. The highest lipid and fatty acid loss was observed in microwave thawing. Although the samples thawed in the refrigerator were better than the other groups in terms of lipid content and fatty acid composition, it is recommended to the consumers that frozen foods should be thawed only once and consumed immediately, and that fish should be frozen according to their needs and thaw as much as they can consume.


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Supporting Institution

Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Project Number

19/081/03/2/6

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Food Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 15, 2022

Submission Date

April 27, 2022

Acceptance Date

July 18, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 39 Number: 3

APA
Metin, C., Alparslan, Y., Ekşi, Z., & Baygar, T. (2022). Effects of different thawing methods on fatty acid composition of cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax Linnaeus, 1758). Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 39(3), 206-214. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.39.3.05

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