Dimethylamine, trimethylamine, and biogenic amine formation in high-pressure processed semidried squid (Todarodes pacificius) during refrigerated storage

J Food Sci. 2010 Sep;75(7):M489-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01731.x. Epub 2010 Aug 23.

Abstract

The quality properties of semidried squid treated with high-pressure processing (HPP) were investigated during refrigerated storage. The vacuum-packed semidried squid samples were subjected to 500 MPa for 0 min (HPP-0), 5 min (HPP-5), and 10 min (HPP-10) by using a custom-made high-pressure processor and stored at a refrigerated temperature for 28 d. The populations of indigenous psychrotrophic and mesophilic bacteria were effectively reduced by approximately 1 and 2 log CFU/g at the HPP-10 treatment, respectively. Compared to the control, the bacterial counts in HPP-treated semidried squid samples were maintained at low levels throughout the storage period. The increase in the amounts of dimethylamine (DMA) and trimethylamine (TMA) was more pronounced at the unpressurized control than at the HPP treatments. The production of biogenic amines (BAs) varied with HPP treatment during refrigerated storage. Therefore, the application of HPP may provide a significant improvement in the safety and quality of semidried squid.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agmatine / analysis
  • Animals
  • Biogenic Amines / analysis*
  • Cadaverine / analysis
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Decapodiformes / chemistry*
  • Decapodiformes / microbiology
  • Dimethylamines / analysis*
  • Food Handling*
  • Food Preservation / methods*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / growth & development
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / growth & development
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Methylamines / analysis*
  • Microbial Viability
  • Quality Control
  • Refrigeration
  • Seafood / analysis*
  • Seafood / microbiology
  • Spermidine / analysis
  • Water / analysis

Substances

  • Biogenic Amines
  • Dimethylamines
  • Methylamines
  • Water
  • Agmatine
  • dimethylamine
  • Cadaverine
  • trimethylamine
  • Spermidine