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Freshness and Shelf Life of Air Packaged and Modified Atmosphere Packaged Fresh Tilapia Fillets during Freezing-point Storage

Yanfu He, Hui Huang, Laihao Li, Xianqing Yang, Yongqiang Zhao and Yanyan Wu

The freshness and shelf life of filleted tilapia packaged in air packaging (AP) and modified-atmosphere packing (MAP) of CO2/N2 30%/70% conditions, combined with freezing-point storage (-0.7°C–0°C) were investigated by sensory, textural, and physicochemical parameters, as well as microbiological and endogenous enzyme activities. The results showed that the total volatile base nitrogen, myofibril fragmentation index, sensory scores, total viable count, and pH in MAP tilapia fillets were lower than those of AP tilapia fillets, while the salt-soluble protein level and water holding capacity of MAP tilapia fillets were higher than those of AP tilapia fillets. Results showed that MAP combined with freezing-point storage exhibited a significant fresh-keeping effect on tilapia fillets, the shelf lives of AP and MAP tilapia fillets were 11th and 14th day, respectively; and total viable count and total volatile base nitrogen were 5.94 log CFU/g and 21.74 mg/100 g in MAP at 14th day, respectively. It was concluded that an application of MAP combined with freezing-point storage on tilapia fillets preservation was achieved.