Determination of textural deterioration in fish meat processed with electrospun nanofibers

Abstract

Nano-applications are named as one of the novel methods, which provide many advantages like a larger contact area on the surface of fish fillets with less material. The goal of the study was to reveal the textural profile changes correlated with TPB growth of fish fillets coated with nanofibers having 2.47 +/- 0.68 mV zeta potential value and 172 nm diameter. The difference of TPB count between control (CS) and the fish fillets treated with nanofibers (NG) reached 3.45 log CFU/g (p .05). The results revealed that nanofiber coating limited the increase of TPB in fish fillets; it also better kept the textural profile of fish fillets as compared to CS stored at 4 degrees C. The study could play a guiding role in further food nanotechnology applications in the industry and food science.