STUDIES ON RADIATION PASTEURISATION OF MEDIUM FATTY FISH III. STORAGE PROPERTIES OF WHITE POMFRET(Stromateus cinereus ) FILLETS

Abstract

White pomfret fillets packed under aerobic conditions had
a limited shelf life of 8 days as against 10 days for samples
packed under vacuum and stored at 0~2°C. Irradiation and subsequent
storage of the fillets under vacuum at 0-2°C exhibited
shelf lives of 30, 50 and 60 days for radiation doses of 0.1,
0.3 and 0.5 Mrad respectively in contrast to aerobically packed
fillets which showed only 20, 35 and 50 days of storage life for
the same levels of radiation doses and developed yellow discolouration
and rancid odours.