Shelf-stability enhancement of precooked red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) tails by modified CO2/O2/N2 gas packaging

Gong Chen, Youling L. Xiong

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Abstract

Three types of packaging systems were compared for their influence on the storage stability (2 °C) of precooked and peeled red claw crayfish tails. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP; with 80%CO2/10%O2/10%N2) almost totally inhibited the growth of aerobic bacteria and coliforms when compared with aerobic polyvinylchloride packaging (PVCP) and vacuum packaging (VP). MAP also prevented a pH rise, purge loss, and texture toughening or softening of stored red claw when compared with PVCP or VP (P<0.05). Lipid oxidation was minimal in all three packaging systems. Thus, MAP offers an attractive means to preserve the shelf life of precooked red claw stored under refrigerated retail display conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1431-1436
Number of pages6
JournalLWT
Volume41
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors thank Dr. Carl Webster for supplying the red claw samples and Dr. Melissa Newman and Ms. Kabby Akers for advice on microbiological analysis. This research was funded, in part, by a USDA 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grant no. 2003-38814-13954.

Keywords

  • Cherax
  • Microbiology
  • Modified atmosphere packaging
  • Precooking
  • Red claw crayfish

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Food Science

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