| The experiment was designed to investigate the effect of antibacterial agents including sodium lactate, sodium acetate, and sodium triphosphate at the equal concentration of 10% (w/w) on quality characteristics and shelf-life of headless giant freshwater prawns. The prawns were dipped (2 minutes) in each antibacterial solution and stored in ice. Quality characteristics including psychrotrophic bacteria, mesophilic bacteria, surface color, muscle hardness, muscular pH, total volatile base nitrogen, and sensorial scores (appearance, odor, hand-feel texture, and overall acceptability) were measured on day 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 after storage. All antibacterial agents had no effect on surface color, muscular pH, muscle hardness, odor, and hand-feel texture of... |
