The effect of a flaxseed oil-enhanced diet on the product quality of farmed brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) fillets

J Food Sci. 2011 Apr;76(3):S192-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02070.x. Epub 2011 Mar 16.

Abstract

The effects of dietary modification with flaxseed oil-enhanced (Flax) feed on the product quality of brook trout fillets were examined. Trout were fed a commercial feed supplemented with fish oil (CD) or flaxseed oil (Flax) for 165 d before harvesting. Proximate composition and fatty acid profile were determined on fillets. Quality parameters of the raw fillets were examined over the storage period by measuring color (L*, a*, b*), muscle pH, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances test. Evaluations on the cooked fillets included sensory evaluation with triangle tests and a paired preference test. There were no differences in proximate composition between the groups; however, the total omega-3 fatty acids were greater in Flax fillets (P<0.05). Diet and day were shown to interact in their effect on whiteness, pH, and lipid oxidation (P<0.05); however, linear regression did not determine that malondialdehyde concentration was associated with time in either diet type implying that lipid oxidation in the vacuum-packed fish was controlled at storage temperatures (4°C). Sensory panelists were able to choose the odd sample in a replicated triangle test analyzed using the β-binomial model, and there was preference for Flax fillets (P<0.05). Results indicate that a Flax-enhanced diet would have favorable effects on product quality of farmed brook trout.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Feed / analysis
  • Animals
  • Aquaculture*
  • Color
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / administration & dosage
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / analysis
  • Fish Oils / administration & dosage
  • Food Handling
  • Food Preferences
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Linseed Oil / administration & dosage*
  • Malondialdehyde / analysis
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Quality Control
  • Random Allocation
  • Seafood / analysis*
  • Sensation
  • Taste
  • Trout*

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3
  • Fish Oils
  • Malondialdehyde
  • Linseed Oil