The quality properties of frozen large yellow croaker fillets during temperature fluctuation cycles: improvement by cellobiose and carboxylated cellulose nanofibers

Mingtang Tan; Zhaoyang Ding; Dazhang Yang; Jing Xie

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.093

The quality properties of frozen large yellow croaker fillets during temperature fluctuation cycles: improvement by cellobiose and carboxylated cellulose nanofibers

Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Jan 1:194:499-509. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.093. Epub 2021 Nov 23.

Authors

Mingtang Tan¹, Zhaoyang Ding², Dazhang Yang³, Jing Xie⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
² College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Product Processing & Preservation, Shanghai 201306, China; Professional Technology Service Platform on Cold Chain Equipment Performance and Energy Saving Evaluation, Shanghai 201306, China; National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. Electronic address: zyding@shou.edu.cn.
³ College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Product Processing & Preservation, Shanghai 201306, China; Professional Technology Service Platform on Cold Chain Equipment Performance and Energy Saving Evaluation, Shanghai 201306, China; National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. Electronic address: dzyang@shou.edu.cn.
⁴ College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Product Processing & Preservation, Shanghai 201306, China; Professional Technology Service Platform on Cold Chain Equipment Performance and Energy Saving Evaluation, Shanghai 201306, China; National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Ministry of Education, Dalian 116034, China. Electronic address: jxie@shou.edu.cn.

PMID: 34822836
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.093

Abstract

Frozen aquatic products undergo unavoidable quality changes owing to temperature fluctuations during frozen storage and distribution. This study investigated the effects of 1% cellobiose (CB), and 0.5 and 1% carboxylated cellulose nanofibers (CNF) on ice crystal growth and recrystallization of frozen large yellow croaker fillets exposed to temperature fluctuations. Denser and more uniformly distributed ice crystals were observed in the CB- and CNF-treated samples than in the water-treated samples. Furthermore, the addition of CB and CNF suppressed the conversion of bound water to frozen water in the samples during temperature fluctuation cycles, played a positive role in fixing the ionic and hydrogen bonds that stabilize the protein structure, limited the conformational transition from α-helix to β-sheet, and improved protein thermal stability. Based on turbidity, zeta potential, and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) analyses, the presence of CB and CNF restricted the protein aggregation. Compared with CB, CNF molecules with abundant carboxyl functional groups and longer morphology exhibited better cryoprotective effects. Moreover, the fillets were more improved protected from mechanical damage induced by large ice crystals at a higher CNF concentration. This study reveals the potential of CB and CNF as novel cryoprotectants.

Keywords: Cellobiose; Cellulose nanofibers; Temperature fluctuation.

MeSH terms

Animals
Carboxylic Acids / pharmacology
Cellobiose / pharmacology
Cellulose / pharmacology
Cryoprotective Agents / pharmacology*
Food Preservation / methods*
Food Quality*
Food Storage / methods*
Nanofibers
Perciformes / metabolism*
Temperature

Substances

Carboxylic Acids
Cryoprotective Agents
Cellobiose
Cellulose