To maintain the food quality and safety by using the advantages between allyl isothiocyanate containing strong antimicrobial and oxygen scavenger which is one of the active packaging system is the purpose of this research. The result of microbial coun...
To maintain the food quality and safety by using the advantages between allyl isothiocyanate containing strong antimicrobial and oxygen scavenger which is one of the active packaging system is the purpose of this research. The result of microbial counts test and lipid oxidation test in combined effect of allyl isothiocyanate and oxygen scavenger indicated enhanced the quality and safety of fish paste. In comparison between control (only fish paste) and fish paste including allyl isothiocyanate and oxygen scavenger, both of total viable counts test and yeasts and moulds test showed 6 log cfu/g after 6 days storage and 12 days storage, respectively. In case of lactic acid bacteria, fish paste including allyl isothiocyanate and oxygen scavenger also reduced microbial with effect. On the other hand, fish paste including solely oxygen scarvenger showed the decrease in lactic acid bacteria ineffectively. Because of lactic acid bacteria prefer anaerobic environment condition. Consequently, using the allyl isothiocyanate and oxygen scavenger together is to supplement lack of oxygen scavenger.
Lipid oxidation test carried out peroxide value and TBARS value. Fish paste including allyl isothiocyanate and oxygen scavenger observed quality and safety of fish paste maintain effectively to control the lipid oxidation. According to the peroxide value, control (only fish paste) and fish paste including allyl isothiocyanate and oxygen scavenger showed approximately 8 milliequivalent peroxide/kg and 5 milliequivalent peroxide/kg after 6 days storage and 12 days storage, respectively. In case of TBARS value, it is observed significant difference of malonaldehyde contents. It is ascribed to fish paste including allyl isothiocyanate and oxygen scavenger together reduced the lipid oxidation with effect compared to control (only fish paste).