FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (22): 292-297.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201322059

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Predictive Modeling of Pseudomonas spp. Growth in Fish Belly and Shelf Life Prediction

SONG Zhi-qiang,LIU Chao-qun,HOU Wen-fu   

  1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
  • Received:2013-06-05 Revised:2013-10-28 Online:2013-11-25 Published:2013-12-05

Abstract:

Sensory evaluation of fresh fish belly was made and plotted as a function of storage time. Changes in total volatile
basic nitrogen (TVB-N) over the storage period of 7 days were measured and observed and predicted growth curves of
Pseudomonas spp. were plotted based on according to the results of viable counts and predicted results from the Gompertz
model under different temperatures. Bias factor and accuracy factor were used to verify the accuracy of the first-order model,
and the result was close to 1, indicating that the model was fitted well. Belehradek model was used to describe the correlation
between temperature and growth parameters of Pseudomonas spp. The prediction model presented in this study could
be used to predict the shelf life of fish belly. Comparison between the observed and the predicted shelf life of fish belly was
carried out to reveal the reliability of shelf-life prediction for fish belly.

Key words: fish belly, Pseudomonas, shelf life, prediction model

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