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Effect of multiple freeze–thaw cycles on the quality of Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) determined by traditional and emerging techniques

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The impact of repeated freeze–thaw cycles (one, two, three, and four) on the quality of Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) samples kept in the partial vacuum and total vacuum packaging was performed. Chemical, colour, textural, fluorescence and mid-infrared measurements were performed on samples. During the repeated freeze–thaw cycles, peroxide value (PV) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), yellowness, and ΔE* increased, while hardness and pH values decreased, regardless of the storage conditions. For example, the PV, hardness, and pH values passed from 37.93 to 125.68 meq O2/kg of fat, from 303.17 to 186.24 g.s, and from 6.07 to 6.05 for samples kept in a partial vacuum and subjected to 1 and 4 freeze–thaw cycle(s), respectively. These changes induced some modification at the molecular level since an increase in the percentage of β-turn (from 35.40% for fresh samples to 39.70% and 37.06% for samples subjected to four freeze–thaw cycles and kept in the partial vacuum and total vacuum, respectively) and a decrease in the level of α-helix (from 10.70% for fresh samples to 9.30% and 9.23% for samples subjected to four freeze–thaw cycles and kept in the partial vacuum and total vacuum, respectively), was observed. From the obtained results, it could be concluded that the repeated freeze–thaw process affected physico-chemical properties of sturgeon that impacted their structure at the molecular level.

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This work has been carried out in the framework of ALIBIOTECH project, which is financed by the European Union, the French State and the French Region of Hauts-de-France. Mrs. D. Vilkova is grateful to Vernadsky program and Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation) for their financial support of her Ph.D. during her stay at Artois University.

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Vilkova, D., Kondratenko, E., Chèné, C. et al. Effect of multiple freeze–thaw cycles on the quality of Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) determined by traditional and emerging techniques. Eur Food Res Technol 248, 95–107 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-021-03859-y

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