Freeze-Chilling of Whitefish: Effects of Capture, On-Board Processing, Freezing, Frozen Storage, Thawing, and Subsequent Chilled Storage—A Review
Ulf Erikson, Solveig Uglem, Kirsti Greiff
Abstract
The current review investigates how whitefish quality is affected by capture at sea, on board handling, freezing, double freezing, frozen storage, thawing, and chilled storage. Packaging of fillets in MAP and vacuum are also covered. The main goal was to evaluate the freeze-chilling concept as a possible method for the fishing industry for all-year-round marketing of fish captured during the relatively short fishing period. The review covers both the effect of each processing step in the supply chain as well as the combined effect of all steps in the chain from sea to consumer, including post-thawing chilled storage, defined as the freeze-chilling method.
Topics & Concepts
Cold storageCold chainCongelationOn boardFish <Actinopterygii>Environmental scienceFishingShelf lifeFood scienceFisheryChemistryEngineeringBiologyHorticulturePhysicsAerospace engineeringThermodynamicsMeat and Animal Product QualityFood Industry and Aquatic BiologyFreezing and Crystallization Processes