Study on the Quality of Beebe-de-mer in Trade and Shrinkage of Specimens During Processing
Study on the Quality of Beebe-de-mer in Trade and Shrinkage of Specimens During Processing
Date
1984
Authors
Durairaj, S
Nainar, M.Mohamad
Laine, M.Kingsly
Sudhakaran, R
Inbaraj, S
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) Cochin
Abstract
The beche-de-mer industry in India is a cent percent export oriented industry being
confined to south east coast in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar in Tamilnadu. Chemical
quality of 180 trade samples of beche-de-mer of four sizes collected from the beche-demer
curing centres of Ramanathapuram district was studied. Moisture ranged from
6.2 to 24.4% and sand content from 0.11 to 20.42% for all grades. Mean values of
sand content are for grade 1=3.47%, grade 2=4.50%, grade 3=3.68%, grade 4=6.87%.
Sodium chloride was almost constant for all grades at 5.7~~. TV BN values ranged from
10 to 78.4 mg%. 44 laboratory samples of different grades were prepared following
trade practice and examined for chemical quality. Mean moisture values are for grade
1=13.4%, grade 2=12.44%, grade 3= 1262% grade 4= 12.08% and mean values of
sand are for grade 1=0.70%, grade 2=0.90%, grade 3= 1.16%, grade 4=2.15%. The
percentage of shrinkage of the animals ranged from 56% to 60% for dried beche-demer
of 7.5 cm size and above.
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Keywords
Study,Quality,Beebe-de-mer ,Trade,Shrinkage,Specimens,Processing
Citation
Fishery Tech 21(1):19-24