The use of different packing medium in the cold anaesthetization of blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) on the survival and sensory quality under live storage
Paper Details
The use of different packing medium in the cold anaesthetization of blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) on the survival and sensory quality under live storage
Abstract
Blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) is considered as high priced crustacean in Southeast Asia, valued and in demand in the market for its delicate and flavorful meat. The present work was carried out with a view of determining the survival rate for live storage of blue swimmer crab in chilled sawdust, rice hull and wet cloth. Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was used to set up the study in three (3) corresponding replications. This study also aimed to determine the acceptability of the meat quality of blue swimmer crab in terms of appearance, aroma, mouthfeel with texture and taste. Sensory evaluation utilized the mixed method particularly descriptive and experimental research design with four (4) different treatments; T0 – Untreated (fresh caught), T1– sawdust, T2 – rice hull and T3 – wet cloth. The study was conducted at Busalian Island, Talibon, Bohol, Philippines. Self-constructed questionnaire was used as a tool for gathering the data needed for the study. Results showed that the blue swimmer crab in Treatment 3 got the highest survival rate of 95.83% while Treatment 2 got the lowest survival rate of 87.5%. In terms of sensory evaluation, Treatment 1 got the highest mean score of 8.95, 8.89 and 8.91 in terms of appearance, aroma and mouthfeel, respectively, while the Treatment 3 got the highest mean score of 8.98 in terms taste. This implies that wet cloth is the best packing medium for live storage of blue swimmer crab and sawdust is recommended for better sensory quality.
Tyle P. 1993. Effect of size, shape and hardness of particles in suspension on oral texture and palatability. Acta Psychologica 84(1), 111-118.
Barrento S, Marques A, Vaz-Pires P, Nunes ML. 2011. Cancer pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) physiological responses to simulated live transport: Influence of temperature, air exposure and AQUI-S ®. Journal of Thermal Biology 36,128-137. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.12.006
Castro CDPDC, Faria JAF, Dantas TBH. 2012. Testing the Use of Coconut Fiber as a Cushioning Material for Transport Packaging. Materials Sciences and Applications 3,3. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/msa.2012.33023
Comandante BF. 2004. Process for transport of live fish without water (PH Patent No.WO2005039280A1). World Intellectual Property Organization. https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2005039280A1/en#patentCitations
Jayasree‐Vadhyar K, Salin KR. 2001. Effect of different chilling rates for cold anaesthetization of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) on the survival, duration and sensory quality under live storage in chilled sawdust. Aquaculture Research 32,145-155. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2109.2001.00542.x
Parvathy U, Nagori A, Binsi PK, Ravishankar CN. 2020. Transportation Prototype for Live Distribution of Mud Crab in Seafood Supply Chain. Fishery Technology 57, 69-71. https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/36746/1/Transportation%20Prototype%20for%20Live%20Distribution.pdf
Salin KR. 2005. Live transportation of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) in chilled sawdust. Aquaculture Research 36, 300-310. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01245.x
Wah Loy C, Matori KA, Haslinawati MM, Zaid MHM, Zainnudin N. 2020. Application of Rice Husk Ash as Thermal Insulation Materials. Advanced Materials Letters 11(12), 1-5. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5185/amlett.2020.121585
Yap EE, Mesa S, Napata R, Ledesma AB. 2020. The Philippines’ Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus) Fishery Root Cause Analysis Report. United Nations Development Programme and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippines. Electronic Data Information Source. https://globalmarinecommodities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BSC-NMP-RCA-FinalReport_2020_GMC.pdf
Dong Z, Mao S, Chen Y, Ge H, Li X, Wu X, Liu D, Zhang K, Bai C, Zhang Q. 2019. Effects of air-exposure stress on the survival rate and physiology of the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus. Aquaculture 500, 429-434. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.10.049
Ravegene P. Romo, Angeline P. Subaan, Gesila Grace P. Pañares, 2024. The use of different packing medium in the cold anaesthetization of blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) on the survival and sensory quality under live storage. J. Biodiv. Environ. Sci., 25(1), 26-31.
Copyright © 2024 by the Authors. This article is an open access article and distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license.