Chemical Changes in Chilled Farmed Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch): Effect of Previous High Pressure Treatment

Abstract

Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) has recently attracted a great interest as a farmed product. This research focuses on its commercialisation as a chilled product. Thus, the effect of a previous hydrostatic high pressure (HHP) treatment on chemical changes related to quality loss was studied. A marked effect of HHP treatment was observed on lipid hydrolysis (free fatty acid formation), lipid oxidation (primary, secondary and tertiary compounds) and protein breakdown (sarcoplasmic fraction) throughout the chilling storage; however, no influence could be observed on nucleotide degradation and polyene index. Sensory analysis (putrid and amine odour development) showed a profitable effect of HHP on chilled salmon quality; however, no effect could be concluded on rancid odour development.