1. Physicochemical properties and volatile profile of chili shrimp paste as affected by irradiation and heat.
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Cheok CY, Sobhi B, Mohd Adzahan N, Bakar J, Abdul Rahman R, Ab Karim MS, and Ghazali Z
- Subjects
- Animals, Capsaicin analysis, Crustacea, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Enterobacteriaceae isolation & purification, Enterobacteriaceae radiation effects, Fermentation, Food Contamination prevention & control, Food Microbiology, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Hot Temperature, Phenols analysis, Seafood microbiology, Shellfish, Chemical Phenomena, Food Handling, Food Irradiation, Seafood analysis, Volatile Organic Compounds analysis
- Abstract
Chili shrimp paste (CSP) is an exotic traditional Southeast Asian condiment prepared using mainly fresh chilies and fermented shrimp paste (belacan) which attributed to strong pungent fishy odor. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of electron beam irradiation (EBI) exposure on CSP for microorganisms decontamination, and its physicochemical qualities changes. Changes in capsaicinoid contents and volatile compounds were analyzed using HPLC and GC-MS. Mesophilic bacteria, yeast, mold and pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae decreased as irradiation dose increasing from 0 to 10kGy. EBI at 10kGy effectively decontaminated the samples with no significant effects on phenolic and capsaicinoids contents compared to the fresh samples. From 24 compounds, irradiated CSP retained 23 volatile compounds, while thermally treated CSP has only 19 compounds. EBI at 10kGy is effective for decontamination in CSP with lesser destructive effect on volatile compounds and texture compared to thermal treatment., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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