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Coating with chitosan film of sea bream (Sparus aurata) fillets: determining shelf life in refrigerator conditions

Abstract

In the investigate, we objectived to assess the effect of coating with chitosan film on the shelf life. To this end, skinless sea bream fillets were separated as control group (C), vacuum packed (VP) and coated with chitosan film and vacuum packed (CF+VP). Samples of each group were periodically analyzed for microbiological [Total mesophilic aerobic count (TMAc) and Total psychrophilic aerobic count (TPAc)] and physicochemical [pH, Total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) and Trimethylamine nitrogen (TMA-N)] in storage time. It was determined that CF+VP had the highest shelf life among the sample groups. The findings of the study showed that covering sea bream fillets with chitosan film and vacuum packaging significantly prolongs the consumption of the sea bream fillets.

Keywords:
sea bream; chitosan; film coating; shelf life

1 Introduction

Sea bream (Sparus aurata) is an important for aquaculture in Turkey. The species is highly demanded both in Turkey and Europe. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) in 2015 the amount of sea bream aquaculture in Turkey was 51,844 tons. Sea bream is delivered to the domestic and foreign markets both as fresh chilled and frozen (Turkish Statistical Institute, 2015Turkish Statistical Institute – TÜİK. (2015). Fishery statistic. Retrived from http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreTablo.do?alt_id=1005
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Fish is a type of perishable food and it loses its freshness and quality very quickly after death. Loss of freshness and deterioration is a complicated process. A variety of factors, such as different storage conditions and fish species differences affect deterioration in some way (Zaragozá et al., 2013Zaragozá, P., Fuentes, A., Fernández-Segovia, I., Vivancos, J.-L., Rizo, A., Ros-Lis, J. V., Barat, J. M., & Martínez-Máñez, R. (2013). Evaluation of sea bream (Sparus aurata) shelf life using an optoelectronic nose. Food Chemistry, 138(2-3), 1374-1380. PMid:23411257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.10.114.
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There is a different process for the protection of the food, but a suitable package is necessary as the final phase of the protection. Hence, packaging of food quality is important (Debeaufort et al., 1998Debeaufort, F., Quezada-Gallo, J.-A., & Voilley, A. (1998). Edible Films and Coatings: Tomorrow’s Packagings: A Review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 38(4), 299-313. PMid:9626488. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408699891274219.
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Edible films can be described as a thin polymer layer not only providing gas and moisture barrier for food but can also be consumed with food. Apart from their barrier properties, They can be used as a carrier matrix for antimicrobial and antioxidant substances (Torlak & Nizamlıoğlu, 2011Torlak, E., & Nizamlıoğlu, M. (2011). Effectiveness of edible chitosan films containing essential oils on Staphylococcus aureus ve Escherichia coli O157:H7. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 17(Suppl A), 125-129.). They are preferred for their properties such as being not toxic, low priced, biodegradability, biocompatibility, their aesthetic appearance and barrier properties (Vásconez et al., 2009Vásconez, M. B., Flores, S. K., Campos, C. A., Alvarado, J., & Gerschenson, L. N. (2009). Antimicrobial activity and physical properties of chitosan–tapioca starch based edible films and coatings. Food Research International, 42(7), 762-769. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2009.02.026.
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). At the same time, they are used to extend the shelf life of foods owing to these properties (Vásconez et al., 2009Vásconez, M. B., Flores, S. K., Campos, C. A., Alvarado, J., & Gerschenson, L. N. (2009). Antimicrobial activity and physical properties of chitosan–tapioca starch based edible films and coatings. Food Research International, 42(7), 762-769. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2009.02.026.
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; Günlü & Koyun 2013Günlü, A., & Koyun, E. (2013). Effects of vacuum packaging and wrapping with chitosan-based edible film on the extension of the shelf life of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets in cold storage (4 °C). Food and Bioprocess Technology, 6(7), 1713-1719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11947-012-0833-6.
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Chitosan is a polyaminosaccaride obtained by the alkaline deasetilation of chitin (Yuexia et al., 2011Yuexia, G., Peng, S., Tao, L., & Weiping, S. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of carboxymethyl-polyaminate chitosan and its adsorption behavior toward a reactive dye. Carbohydrate Research, 346(6), 769-774. PMid:21349498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2010.12.019.
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). Due to its wide range of food applications, chitosan is defined as a versatile biopolymer. Chitosan can be derived as chitin from some fungal cell walls and shells of arthropods such as lobster, shrimp and crab. Chitosan’s applicability in foods is due to their biocompatibility and nontoxicity (Jeon et al., 2002Jeon, Y.-J., Kamil, J. Y. V. A., & Shahidi, F. (2002). Chitosan as an edible invisible film for quality preservation of herring and Atlantic cod. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 50(18), 5167-5178. PMid:12188625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf011693l.
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Several investigates have been done to determine the shelf life of Sparus aurata (Kyrana et al., 1997Kyrana, V. R., Lougovois, V. P., & Valsamis, D. S. (1997). Assesment of shelf-life of maricultured gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) stored in ice. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 32(4), 339-347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2621.1997.00408.x.
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; Tejada & Huidobro 2002Tejada, M., & Huidobro, A. (2002). Quality of farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) during ice storage related to the slaughter method and gutting. European Food Research and Technology, 215(1), 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-002-0494-1.
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; Cakli et al., 2007Cakli, S., Kilinc, B., Cadun, A., Dincer, T., & Tolasa, S. (2007). Quality differences of whole ungutted sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) while stored in ice. Food Control, 18(5), 391-397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.11.005.
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; Özogul et al., 2007Özogul, F., Kuley, E., & Özogul, Y. (2007). Sensory, chemical and microbiological quality parameters in sea bream (Sparus aurata) stored in ice or wrapped in cling film or in aluminium foil at 2 ± 1 oC. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 42(8), 903-909. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01305.x.
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; Kılınc et al., 2007Kılınc, B., Caklı, S., Cadun, A., Dıncer, T., & Tolasa, S. (2007). Comparison of effects of slurry ice and flake ice pretreatments on the quality of aquacultured sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) stored at 4 oC. Food Chemistry, 104(4), 1611-1617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.002.
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No resource is unlimited in the world, so it is important that the resulting product should have a long shelf life, and be healthy and high quality. In this research, we objectived to assess the effect of coating with chitosan film on the shelf life.

2 Materials and methods

2.1 Materials

Sea bream (Sparus aurata) was supplied from the fish market (Isparta/TURKEY). In this study, a total of 20 sea bream samples between 300-350 g weight were used. First, heads and viscera were removed immediately and skinless fillets were prepared. Commercially chitosan (Sigma C3646, ≥ 75% deacetylated, USA) obtained from crab shell was used for chitosan film preparation.

2.2 Prepapration of chitosan films

Chitosan films were created based on the method of Günlü & Koyun (2013)Günlü, A., & Koyun, E. (2013). Effects of vacuum packaging and wrapping with chitosan-based edible film on the extension of the shelf life of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets in cold storage (4 °C). Food and Bioprocess Technology, 6(7), 1713-1719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11947-012-0833-6.
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. For the production of chitosan films, chitosan (2%, w/v) was added into glacial acetic acid (1%, v/v) and the mixture was mixed for 1 hour with magnetic stirrer in 40 °C (Wisestir MSH 20A, Korea). Then, 2% (v/v) glycerol was added slowly to the mixture as plasticizer and mixed again with heater magnetic stirrer for 10 min and the foam was removed with vacuum pump (KNF Neuberger, Germany). 100 mL of resulting homogeneous mixture was poured on the styrofoam plates (10 cmx20 cm) to cover the surface and air dried in 45 °C in drying oven (Labart, DHG 9140 A, Korea) for 24 hours to prepare chitosan-based edible films.

2.3 Samples groups and storage

Three groups were formed from skinless fillets. Group 1; samples were packed in under atmospheric conditions bags and were used as control (C). Group 2 contained only vacuum packed (VP) samples. Group 3, samples were coated with chitosan film and vacuum packed (CF+VP). All sample groups were stored in a refrigerator (4 ± 1 °C).

2.4 Microbiological analysis

The microbiological analyses of each sample group were carried out under aseptic conditions. 10 g sea bream flesh was added in sterile bag together with 90 mL of sterile peptone water and was homogenized with stomacher for 90 seconds (BagMixer 400, France). TMAc and TPAc were found with the pour plate method (Harrigan & McCance, 1976Harrigan, W. F., & McCance, M. E. (1976). Laboratory methods in food and dairy microbiolgy. London: Academic Press.; Arslan et al., 1997Arslan, A., Çelik, C., Gönülalan, Z., Ateş, G., Kök, F., & Kaya, A. (1997). Analysis of microbiological and chemical qualities of vacuumed and unvacuumed mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) pastrami. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 21, 23-29.). TMAc and TPAc were found using plate count agar respectively at 30 °C for 3 days and 4 °C for 10 days incubation. The results of the samples were given as log cfu/g.

2.5 pH analysis

For pH analysis, Fish flesh was homogenized with pure water (1/10) then measurement was carried out by pH meter (Hanna HI 221, Romania) (Varlık et al., 2007Varlık, C., Özden, Ö., Erkan, N., & Alakavuk, D. Ü. (2007). Su Ürünlerinde Temel Kalite Kontrol (No. 4662). İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayin.).

2.6 TVB-N analysis

TVB-N values were determined according to Nicholas (2003)Nicholas, T. A. (2003). Antimicrobial use of native and enzymatically degraded chitosans for seafood aplications (Master’s thesis). The University of Maine, Maine. with a small modification. For TVB-N, 25 g fish sample was homogenized with blender for 30 seconds (Waring Blender, USA) at high speed together with 50 mL 7.5% trichloroacetic acid (TCA). Homogenizer was filtered with the help of vacuum machine (KNF Neuberger, Germany) and the resulting filtrate was distillated (Velp Scientifica UDK 142, Italy). The resulting distillates were titrated with 0.1 N HCl. TVB-N value of each 100 g muscle sample was measured as mg/100 g.

2.7 TBA analysis

TBA value was measured by the method Erkan & Özden (2008)Erkan, N., & Özden, Ö. (2008). Quality assessment of whole and gutted sardines (Sardina pilchardus) stored in ice. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 43(9), 1549-1559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2007.01579.x.
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, and Erkan et al. (2009)Erkan, N., Tosun, Ş. Y., Alakavuk, D. Ü., & Ulusoy, Ş. (2009). Keeping quality of different packaged salted Atlantic bonito “Lakerda”. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 33(5), 728-744. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4514.2009.00247.x.
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. For TBA, 100 μl 0.1% BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene) (1 g/ L in ethanol) and 25 mL 5% TCA was added to 2 g fish sample and mixtured for 2 minutes at high speed (Heidolph Diax 900, Germany). The resulting homogenizer was filtered. The filtrate was taken to 2 mL tube, then 2 mL freshly prepared TBA reagent (Malondialdehyde bis-diethy acetal) was added. Tightly closed tubes were kept in a water bath for 30 minutes at 95 °C (Memmert WB 22, Germany). After cooling the tubes, the absorbance values of the samples were determined at 532 nm against blind thorough spectrophotometer (T80 + UV/VIS Spectrometer, PG) and from the regression curve equation for the standard samples, the TBA value of the samples were obtained as malondialdehyde in milligrams/kilogram (mg MDA/kg).

2.8 TMA-N anaylsis

TMA-N value was measured according to AOAC (Association of Offical Analytical Chemists, 1998)Association of Offical Analytical Chemists – AOAC. (1998). Offical methods 971.14, Trimethylamine nitrogen in seafood colorimetric method (chap. 35, pp. 7). Gaithersburg: MD.. 90 mL 7.5% of TCA was added on 10 g fish flesh and homogenized and filtered. The filtrate was fixed with 20% formaldehyde. 4 mL filtrate was added to glass tube and 1 mL formaldehyde, 10 mL anhydrous toluene and 3 mL K2CO3 solution were added. Tubes were shaken and 5 mL were taken to another tube with pipette in toluene phase and 5 mL picric acid (0.02%) was added and mixed and at 410 nm spectrophotometer (T80 UV/VIS Spectrometer, PG) the absorbance values were measured against the blind. The TMA-N value was obtained from the resulting standarts curve and measured (mg/100 g).

2.9 Statistical analysis

The resulted data in this study were analyzed by means of Analysis Variance (one-way ANOVA) by SPSS 9.0 software. Averages of significant variance resources were then compared using Duncan Multiple Comparison Test with P < 0.05.

3 Results and discussion

3.1 Assesment of microbiological analysis

Microbiological analysis is one of the important parameters that need to be taken into consideration in determining the quality of the product. TMAc and TPAc of C, VP and CF + VP sample groups obtained during the cold storage have been reported in Figures 1 and 2. The initial TMAc and TPAc values were respectively 4.15 log cfu/g and 4.05 log cfu/g. As a result, the number of bacteria in all groups increased during storage. Limit value for aerobic bacteria count has been reported as 7 log cfu/g (International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods, 1986International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods – ICMSF. (1986). Microorganism in foods 2 (2nd ed.). Toronto: ICMSF.). In this study the limit value was exceeded in C and VP group samples on storage day 5th while in CF+VP group samples it was surpassed on the 15th day. Jeon et al. (2002)Jeon, Y.-J., Kamil, J. Y. V. A., & Shahidi, F. (2002). Chitosan as an edible invisible film for quality preservation of herring and Atlantic cod. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 50(18), 5167-5178. PMid:12188625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf011693l.
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indicated that, following the storage in the refrigerator for 12 days, microorganism development in chitosan coated cod and herring fillets was less significant than those not coated. Souza et al. (2010)Souza, B. W. S., Cerqueıra, M. A., Ruiz, H. A., Martins, J. T., Casariego, A., Teixeira, J. A., & Vicente, A. A. (2010). Effect of chitosan-based coatings on the shelf life of salmon (Salmo salar). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58(21), 11456-11462. PMid:20936790. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf102366k.
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showed that, total aerobic plate count of chitosan film coated salmon fillets did not reach limits (15th day), but the salmon fillets without any coating reached to 7.05 log cfu/g on the 12nd day and exceeded the limit level (7 log cfu/g). They proved that coating with chitosan boosted the shelf life of the salmon for 3 days. In another study on silver carp, Fan et al. (2009)Fan, W., Sun, J., Chen, Y., Qiu, J., Zhang, Y., & Chi, Y. (2009). Effects of chitosan coating on quality and shelf life of silver carp during frozen storage. Food Chemistry, 115(1), 66-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.11.060.
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stated that in samples coated with chitosan and frozen for 30 days (-3 °C) the total bacteria did not exceed the limit level (7 log cfu/g). Lopez-Caballero et al. (2005)Lopez-Caballero, M. E., Gómez-Guillén, M. C., Pérez Mateos, M., & Montero, P. (2005). A chitosan-gelatin blend as a coating for fish patties. Food Hydrocolloids, 19(2), 303-311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2004.06.006.
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expressed that, in fish patties prepared using cod fillets, coating with a blend of gelatin-chitosan limits the microbial development and approximately 2 log cycle differences arises between the control group and coated group for the level of total bacterial count. Following the storage at 2 °C for 2 weeks of lingcod fish fillets, Duan et al. (2010)Duan, J., Cherian, G., & Zhao, Y. (2010). Quality enhancement in fresh and frozen lingcod (Ophiodon elongates) fillets by employment of fish oil incorporated chitosan coatings. Food Chemistry, 119(2), 524-532. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.06.055.
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expressed that, while total plate count in the uncoated samples were a total of 7.55 log cfu/g, it was below 107 cfu/g in the chitosan coated samples. Vásconez et al. (2009)Vásconez, M. B., Flores, S. K., Campos, C. A., Alvarado, J., & Gerschenson, L. N. (2009). Antimicrobial activity and physical properties of chitosan–tapioca starch based edible films and coatings. Food Research International, 42(7), 762-769. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2009.02.026.
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coated sliced salmon fillet with chitosan and chitosan-tapioca starch and found that total growth of mesophilic and psychrophilic microorganisms were more limited during the storage period only in chitosan coated samples. Similarly, some other researchers reported chitosan’s antimicrobial effect (Zhou et al., 2011Zhou, R., Liu, Y., Xie, J., & Wang, X. (2011). Effects of combined treatment of electrolysed water and chitosan on the quality attributes and myofibril degradation in farmed obscure puffer fish (Takifugu obscurus) during refrigerated storage. Food Chemistry, 129(4), 1660-1666. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.06.028.
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; Alak et al., 2010Alak, G., Aras Hisar, S., Hisar, O., Kaban, G., & Kaya, M. (2010). Microbiological and chemical properties of bonito fish (Sarda sarda) fillets packaged with chitosan film, modified atmosphere and vacuum. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 16(Suppl A), 73-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.9775/kvfd.2009.1475.
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).

Figure 1
TMAc changes of S.aurata fillets during storage at 4 ± 1 °C, control group (C), vacuum packed (VP) and chitosan film coated and vacuum packed (CF+VP) samples. While different lowercase letters define significant (P < 0.05) differences between each group for the during storage, different uppercase letters define the group differences (P < 0.05) on the same day.
Figure 2
TPAc changes of S. aurata fillets during storage at 4 ± 1 °C, control group (C), vacuum packed (VP) and chitosan film coated and vacuum packed (CF+VP) samples. While different lowercase letters define significant (P < 0.05) differences between each group for the during storage, different uppercase letters define the group differences (P < 0.05) on the same day.

3.2 Assesment of physicochemical analysis

pH changes of the sample groups were given on Figure 3. Initially, pH was measured at 6.12. The pH values of all the sample groups fluctuated during storage. Similar results were reported by Doğan & İzci (2017)Doğan, G., & İzci, L. (2017). Effects on quality properties of smoked rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fillets of chitosan films enriched with essential oils. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 41(1), 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.12757.
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, in a study where hot smoked Oncorhynchus mykiss fillets were coated with chitosan and stored at 4 ± 1 °C, and by Günlü & Koyun (2013)Günlü, A., & Koyun, E. (2013). Effects of vacuum packaging and wrapping with chitosan-based edible film on the extension of the shelf life of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets in cold storage (4 °C). Food and Bioprocess Technology, 6(7), 1713-1719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11947-012-0833-6.
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using vacuum packed and chitosan film coated Dicentrarchus labrax fillets.

Figure 3
pH changes of S. aurata fillets during storage at 4 ± 1 °C, control group (C), vacuum packed (VP) and chitosan film coated and vacuum packed (CF+VP) samples. While different lowercase letters define significant (P < 0.05) differences between each group for the during storage, different uppercase letters define the group differences (P < 0.05) on the same day.

The TVB-N is very commonly used in the determination of spoilage of seafood (Ruiz-Capillas & Moral, 2001Ruiz-Capillas, C., & Moral, A. (2001). Correlation between biochemical and sensory qualitiy indices in hake stored in ice. Food Research International, 34(5), 441-447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0963-9969(00)00189-7.
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). Huss (1988)Huss, H. H. (1988). Fresh fish-quality and quality changes (FAO Fisheries Series, Vol. 29). Rome: FAO. reported that acceptable TVB-N limit values are 30-35 mg /100 g. At the beginning, TVB-N value was found as 14.28 mg/100 g. Similar results were reported by different researchers studying who studied on ice stored S. aurata (Tejada & Huidobro, 2002Tejada, M., & Huidobro, A. (2002). Quality of farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) during ice storage related to the slaughter method and gutting. European Food Research and Technology, 215(1), 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-002-0494-1.
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; Grigorakis et al., 2003Grigorakis, K., Taylor, K. D. A., & Alexis, M. N. (2003). Seasonal patterns of spoilage of ice-stored cultured gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). Food Chemistry, 81(2), 263-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00421-1.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(02)...
; Kılınc et al., 2007Kılınc, B., Caklı, S., Cadun, A., Dıncer, T., & Tolasa, S. (2007). Comparison of effects of slurry ice and flake ice pretreatments on the quality of aquacultured sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) stored at 4 oC. Food Chemistry, 104(4), 1611-1617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.002.
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). Günlü & Koyun (2013)Günlü, A., & Koyun, E. (2013). Effects of vacuum packaging and wrapping with chitosan-based edible film on the extension of the shelf life of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets in cold storage (4 °C). Food and Bioprocess Technology, 6(7), 1713-1719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11947-012-0833-6.
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stated that TVB-N increased with during the storage (4 °C) in control, vacuuming, chitosan covering and vacuuming D. labrax fillet samples. In our study, the TVB-N value increased in all sample groups in relation to time with storage period (Figure 4). The minimum TVB-N value in all of the samples was found in CF+VP samples. These results advised that coating with chitosan may effect on delaying the increase of the TVB-N value. Similar results were also reported by different researchers (Fan et al., 2009Fan, W., Sun, J., Chen, Y., Qiu, J., Zhang, Y., & Chi, Y. (2009). Effects of chitosan coating on quality and shelf life of silver carp during frozen storage. Food Chemistry, 115(1), 66-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.11.060.
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; Gómez-Estaca et al., 2010Gómez-Estaca, J., López De Lacey, A., López-Caballero, M. E., Gómez-Guillén, M. C., & Montero, P. (2010). Biodegradable gelatin-chitosan films incorporated with essential oils as antimicrobial agents for fish preservation. Food Microbiology, 27(7), 889-896. PMid:20688230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2010.05.012.
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; Ojagh et al., 2010Ojagh, S. M., Rezaei, M., Razavi, S. H., & Hosseini, S. M. H. (2010). Effect of chitosan coatings enriched with cinnamon oil on the quality of refrigerated rainbow trout. Food Chemistry, 120(1), 193-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.10.006.
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; Alak et al., 2010Alak, G., Aras Hisar, S., Hisar, O., Kaban, G., & Kaya, M. (2010). Microbiological and chemical properties of bonito fish (Sarda sarda) fillets packaged with chitosan film, modified atmosphere and vacuum. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 16(Suppl A), 73-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.9775/kvfd.2009.1475.
http://dx.doi.org/10.9775/kvfd.2009.1475...
; Li et al., 2013Li, T., Li, J., Hu, W., & Li, X. (2013). Quality enhancement in refrigerated red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) fillets using chitosan coatings containing natural preservatives. Food Chemistry, 138(2-3), 821-826. PMid:23411183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.11.092.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.201...
).

Figure 4
TVB-N changes of S. aurata fillets during storage at 4 ± 1 °C, control group (C), vacuum packed (VP) and chitosan film coated and vacuum packed (CF+VP) samples. While different lowercase letters define significant (P < 0.05) differences between each group for the during storage, different uppercase letters define the group differences (P < 0.05) on the same day.

Lipid oxidation is an important issue for quality of food. It causes oxidative rancidity in fat containing foods. TBA is one of the important indicators of oxidative rancidity (Özogul et al., 2005Özogul, Y., Özyurt, G., Özogul, F., Kuley, E., & Polat, A. (2005). Freshness assessment of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) by sensory, chemical and microbiological methods. Food Chemistry, 92, 745-751. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.08.035.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.200...
). TBA value of the fish flesh over 3-4 mg MDA/kg is an accepted indicator of quality loss (Köse et al., 2001Köse, S., Karaçam, H., Kutlu, S., & Boran, M. (2001). Investigating the shelf-life of the anchovy dish called ‘Hamsikuşu’ in frozen storage at -18 ± 1 °C. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 25, 651-656. Retrived from http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/issues/vet-01-25-5/vet-25-5-3-9909-38.pdf
http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinar...
). Schormüller (1968)Schormüller, J. (1968). Handbuch der lebensmittelchemie (Band III/2). New York: Springer Verlag. stated a consumability limit value of TBA as 8 mg MDA/kg. In the study, at first the TBA was determined 0.37 mg MDA/kg. The limit value was not exceeded in all sample groups during storage (Figure 5). Kyrana et al. (1997)Kyrana, V. R., Lougovois, V. P., & Valsamis, D. S. (1997). Assesment of shelf-life of maricultured gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) stored in ice. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 32(4), 339-347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2621.1997.00408.x.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2621.19...
stated that TBA level was 0.67 mg MDA/kg at the beginning of the storage of iced gilthead sea bream in the refrigerator and reached to 1.07 mg MDA/kg 24 days later. Cakli et al. (2007)Cakli, S., Kilinc, B., Cadun, A., Dincer, T., & Tolasa, S. (2007). Quality differences of whole ungutted sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) while stored in ice. Food Control, 18(5), 391-397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.11.005.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.200...
stated that at first TBA value of the ice stored S. aurata and D. labrax respectively as 0.360 mg MDA/kg and 0.259 mg MDA/kg. These values increased on the 18th storage day up to 0.949 mg MDA/kg and 1.415 mg MDA/kg. Kılınc et al. (2007)Kılınc, B., Caklı, S., Cadun, A., Dıncer, T., & Tolasa, S. (2007). Comparison of effects of slurry ice and flake ice pretreatments on the quality of aquacultured sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) stored at 4 oC. Food Chemistry, 104(4), 1611-1617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.002.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.200...
reported the initial TBA value of the slurry ice and flake ice stored sea bream respectively as 0.51 mg MDA/kg and 0.65 mg MDA/kg, and these values increased on the 15th storage day up to 2.19 mg MDA/kg and 3.00 mg MDA/kg. Mohan et al. (2012)Mohan, C. O., Ravishankar, C. N., Lalitha, K. V., & Srinivasa Gopal, T. K. (2012). Effect of chitosan edible coating on the quality of double filleted Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps) during chilled storage. Food Hydrocolloids, 26(1), 167-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011.05.005.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011...
coated Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps) fillets (double style) with 1% and 2% chitosan solution and by storing in ice examined the quality changes. Researchers initially identified the TBA for all samples as 0.32 mg MDA/kg and at the end of the 11 day storage time, the TBA value of the samples coated with 1% chitosan solution was 2.65 mg MDA/kg and with 2% chitosan solution 2.41 mg MDA/kg. Sathivel (2005)Sathivel, S. (2005). Chitosan and protein coatings affect yield, moisture loss, and lipid oxidation of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) fillets during frozen storage. Journal of Food Science, 70(8), 455-459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb11514.x.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.20...
also stated that chitosan coating (1% and 2% chitosan solution) was effective in decreasing lipid oxidation.

Figure 5
TBA changes of S. aurata fillets during storage at 4 ± 1 °C, control group (C), vacuum packed (VP) and chitosan film coated and vacuum packed (CF+VP) samples. While different lowercase letters define significant (P < 0.05) differences between each group for the during storage, different uppercase letters define the group differences (P < 0.05) on the same day.

TMA is occured by the bacterial degradation and decomposition of TMAO owing to enzymatic activity (Cakli et al., 2007Cakli, S., Kilinc, B., Cadun, A., Dincer, T., & Tolasa, S. (2007). Quality differences of whole ungutted sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) while stored in ice. Food Control, 18(5), 391-397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.11.005.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.200...
). Huss (1988)Huss, H. H. (1988). Fresh fish-quality and quality changes (FAO Fisheries Series, Vol. 29). Rome: FAO. specified the limit value for TMA-N as 10-15 mg/100 g. TMA-N levels of the study groups were reported on Figure 6. Initally, TMA-N value was 1.20 mg/100 g. Although it increased in relation to the time period in all the groups, the TMA-N level did not exceed the limit in any of the groups in the sample storage time. Similar results were showed for S. aurata stored in ice by different researchers (Cakli et al., 2007Cakli, S., Kilinc, B., Cadun, A., Dincer, T., & Tolasa, S. (2007). Quality differences of whole ungutted sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) while stored in ice. Food Control, 18(5), 391-397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.11.005.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.200...
; Erkan, 2007Erkan, E. (2007). Sensory, chemical, and microbiological attributes of sea bream (Sparus aurata): effect of washing and ice storage. International Journal of Food Properties, 10(3), 421-434. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10942910600848915.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10942910600848...
). Günlü & Koyun (2013)Günlü, A., & Koyun, E. (2013). Effects of vacuum packaging and wrapping with chitosan-based edible film on the extension of the shelf life of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets in cold storage (4 °C). Food and Bioprocess Technology, 6(7), 1713-1719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11947-012-0833-6.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11947-012-083...
stated that the increase of TMA-N value in the chitosan film coated and vacuumed D. labrax samples were smaller scale when compared to the uncoated samples. Other researchers also reported that chitosan coating process of fish restricts the increase in TMA (Jeon et al., 2002Jeon, Y.-J., Kamil, J. Y. V. A., & Shahidi, F. (2002). Chitosan as an edible invisible film for quality preservation of herring and Atlantic cod. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 50(18), 5167-5178. PMid:12188625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf011693l.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf011693l...
; Nicholas, 2003Nicholas, T. A. (2003). Antimicrobial use of native and enzymatically degraded chitosans for seafood aplications (Master’s thesis). The University of Maine, Maine.; Alak et al., 2011Alak, G., Hisar, Ş. A., Hisar, O., & Genççelep, H. (2011). Biogenic amines formation in Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) fillets packaged with modified atmosphere and vacuum, wrapped in chitosan and cling film at 4 °C. European Food Research and Technology, 232(1), 23-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-010-1354-z.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-010-135...
; Mohan et al., 2012Mohan, C. O., Ravishankar, C. N., Lalitha, K. V., & Srinivasa Gopal, T. K. (2012). Effect of chitosan edible coating on the quality of double filleted Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps) during chilled storage. Food Hydrocolloids, 26(1), 167-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011.05.005.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011...
).

Figure 6
TMA-N changes of S. aurata fillets during storage at 4 ± 1 °C, control group (C), vacuum packed (VP) and chitosan film coated and vacuum packed (CF+VP) samples. While different lowercase letters define significant (P < 0.05) differences between each group for the during storage, different uppercase letters define the group differences (P < 0.05) on the same day.

4 Conclusion

In this study, shelf life of sea bream fillets coating with chitosan film and vacuuming was extended. The analysis results showed that the physicochemical values did not exceed the limit in all of the groups. Spoilage in all of the groups was determined with microbiological results. While in C and VP samples, limit values were exceeded on the 5th storage day, in CF+VP samples this happened on the 15th day. Therefore, as a result of this study, it can be suggested that the shelf life of perishable products such as seafood could be remarkably improved by the use of natural biopolymer such as chitosan.

Acknowledgements

We thanks to The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK 2209/A) for its financial support.

  • Practical Application: The effect on quality properties of coating with chitosan film of fish fillets.

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Publication Dates

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    26 Oct 2017
  • Date of issue
    Jan-Mar 2018

History

  • Received
    12 Jan 2017
  • Accepted
    27 July 2017
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