Assessment of Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality of Seafood

  • Sorin Apostu University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Address - 400372 - Cluj-Napoca, Mănăştur Street, number 3-5, România
  • Ancuța Mihaela Rotar University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Address - 400372 - Cluj-Napoca, Mănăştur Street, number 3-5, România
  • Cristina Anamaria Semeniuc University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Address - 400372 - Cluj-Napoca, Mănăştur Street, number 3-5, România
  • Carmen Pop University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Address - 400372 - Cluj-Napoca, Mănăştur Street, number 3-5, România
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-fst:9453
Keywords: calamari rings, seafood cocktail, food quality

Abstract

The aim of this work is to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological attributesover a period of 5 months for two products from the category of Seafood:calamari rings and seafood cocktail. Appreciation of the freshness of seafood was tested bydetermining pH, easily hydrolysable nitrogen, the reaction Eber / Nessler andreaction with hydrogen sulphide according to SR ISO 2917:2007, SR 9065-7:2007and SR 9065-7:2008. Theresults of microbiological determinations for batch 1 revealed an increase inthe number of sulphite-reducing clostridia than the maximum limit. Resultsobtained from physico-chemical determinations were within the maximumpermissible by data legislation. The food quality is influenced by non-hygienicconditions of storage, handling and marketing.

Author Biographies

Sorin Apostu, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Address - 400372 - Cluj-Napoca, Mănăştur Street, number 3-5, România
Department of Food Science and Technology
Ancuța Mihaela Rotar, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Address - 400372 - Cluj-Napoca, Mănăştur Street, number 3-5, România
Department of Food Science and Technology
Cristina Anamaria Semeniuc, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Address - 400372 - Cluj-Napoca, Mănăştur Street, number 3-5, România
Department of Food Science and Technology
Carmen Pop, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Address - 400372 - Cluj-Napoca, Mănăştur Street, number 3-5, România
Department of Food Science and Technology

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Published
2013-11-13
Issue
Vol. 70 No. 1 (2013): Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Food Science and Technology
Section
Short communications
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