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Elution and internal migration of free amino acids (FAA) in fish meats by soaking were investigated when the meat strips were soaked in various concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) or sorbitol solution. Rapid decrease of FAA in an earlier phase of soaking was followed by a mild one, irrespective of the kind and the concentration of soaking solution. The loss of FAA by soaking in NaCl solution was slightly larger than that in sorbitol solution. However, regardless of the kinds of soaking solution, the elution of FAA from fish meats by soaking was only dependent on the soaking time, independently of the concentration, namely osmotic pressure of the soaking solution. Conversely, sluggish migration of FAA from the inside to the surface of the meat strips proceeded by soaking. These results suggested that the elution of FAA from fish meats by soaking was driven by a simple diffusion from the surface of the meats to soaking solution, but it was regulated by sluggish migration rate of FAA in fish meats.
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Furutani, A., Ooizumi, T. & Akahane, Y. Elution and internal migration of free amino acids in fish meats by soaking in sodium chloride or sorbitol solution. Fish Sci 73, 1373–1382 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2007.01480.x
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