EFFECT OF MODIFIED STARCH ON THE SHELF LIFE OF FROZEN FISH KAMABOKO WITH PREPARED SPINACH
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Abstract
Fish kamaboko ·with spinach was prepared by mixing fish kamahoko vdth
spinach prepared with different combinations of ordinary starch (OS) and
modified starch (MS), viz., 40:60, 50:50, 60:40, 1 00°/.) MS and I 00°/o OS. The
Oil oc . products were frozen at -4 C and stored at -20 , and subJected to
biochemical (peroxide value, total titratable acidity, pH and moisture)
organoleptic (appearance, taste and colour), microbiological (total plate
count) and physical (folding and expressible water) tests at monthly intervals.
Among the different combinations tried, it was observed that fish kamaboko
with spinach prepared with 50:50 and 60:40 combinations of OS and S cou
be stored for six months at-20uC.
Keywords: lVlodif1ed starch, ordinary starch, f1sh kamaboko, spinach
product