RT Journal Article
T1 The Effect of Gelatine Packaging Film Containing a Spirulina platensis Protein Concentrate on Atlantic Mackerel Shelf Life
A1 Stejskal, Nadia
A1 Miranda López, José Manuel
A1 Martucci, Josefa F.
A1 Ruseckaite, Roxana A.
A1 Aubourg Martínez, Santiago Pedro
A1 Barros Velázquez, Jorge
K1 Spirulina platensis
K1 Protein concentrate
K1 Gelatine film
K1 Packaging
K1 Refrigerated mackerel
K1 Microbial activity
K1 Lipid damage
K1 Quality
AB The use of packaging films containing natural preservative compounds attracts great attention for the quality improvement of seafood. Microalga spirulina (Spirulina platensis) represents a potential source of high added-value and preservative biocompounds. The goal of this study was to enhance the quality of refrigerated Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) by including a protein concentrate (PC) of spirulina in a gelatine-based film. Quality changes in fish muscle were monitored by microbial and chemical analyses throughout an 11-day refrigerated storage (4 °C). As a result of the presence of spirulina PC in the film, an antimicrobial effect (p < 0.05) was concluded as determined by comparative evolution of aerobes and psychrotrophs, while no effect (p > 0.05) was concluded for Enterobacteriaceae, proteolytics and lipolytics counts. Furthermore, a lower (p < 0.05) formation of trimethylamine and free fatty acids was detected. Lipid oxidation, measured by fluorescent compounds formation, also exhibited lower average values in fish corresponding to the batch containing spirulina concentrate. The preservative effects observed can be explained on the basis of the presence of antimicrobial and antioxidant compounds in the microalga concentrate. It is proposed that the current packaging system may constitute a novel and promising strategy to enhance the quality of commercial refrigerated fatty fish
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23526
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23526
LA eng
NO Stejskal, N.; Miranda, J.M.; Martucci, J.F.; Ruseckaite, R.A.; Aubourg, S.P.; Barros-Velázquez, J. The Effect of Gelatine Packaging Film Containing a Spirulina platensis Protein Concentrate on Atlantic Mackerel Shelf Life. Molecules 2020, 25, 3209
NO This research was funded by CSIC (Spain), Grant Number 2013-70E-001 and ANPCyT (Argentina), Grant Number PICT 2016-1672
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026