Control of black discolouration in raw shrimps from tropical region
Control of black discolouration in raw shrimps from tropical region
Date
1992
Authors
Chakrabarti, R.
Gupta, S.S.
Rao, C.C.P.
Basu, S.
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Publisher
Society of fisheries Technologists (India)
Abstract
Use of metabisulphite for different species of prawns to prevent them from black discolouration has shown encouraging results. 0.3% metabisulphite was sufficient to control black spot in Penaeus monodon and P. indicus during ice storage for 5 days, whereas a dip in 0.4% metabisulphite for 30 sec prevented black spot in Metapenaeus monoceros for the same period.
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Keywords
penaeus monodon, penaeus indicus, metapenaeus monoceros, discolouration, sulphites, shrimp fisheries
Citation
fishery technology 1992: 29(1), 84-85