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Effects of whey protein films on the quality of thawed bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) chunks under modified atmosphere packaging and vacuum packaging conditions

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To improve the quality of modified atmosphere (60% CO2/15% O2/25% N2)-packaged or vacuum-packaged bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) chunks, an edible film containing whey protein isolates (WPI) were added. During storage at 2 °C, the samples coated with WPI prior to packaging exhibited slower microbial growth, thiobarbituric acid (TBA), and total volatile basic-nitrogen (TVB-N) values than did those without films. On comparing the two formulations of WPI with 4 and 8% (v/v) glycerol, it was observed that WPI containing 8% glycerol induced more severe weight loss but retarded the lipid oxidation more effectively. The usage of WPI films with 8% glycerol is proved to be helpful to enhance the effect of modified atmosphere packaging on the quality of tuna, as the samples (MAP-2) displayed the lowest bacterial counts (3.63 log CFU/g) and TBA (0.349 mg malondialdehyde (MDA)/kg) and TVB-N (12.94 mg N/100 g) contents.

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The authors acknowledge the financial assistance provided by the National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFD0400106), the Shanghai Science and Technology Key Project on Agriculture from Shanghai Municipal Agricultural Commission [(2016) 1-1], and the Shanghai Municipal Science and technology project to enhance the capabilities of the platform (16DZ2280300).

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Xie, J., Tang, Y., Yang, SP. et al. Effects of whey protein films on the quality of thawed bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) chunks under modified atmosphere packaging and vacuum packaging conditions. Food Sci Biotechnol 26, 937–945 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-017-0125-z

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