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Nature and orientation of ice in frozen fish
Author(s) -
AITKEN A.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1966.tb01026.x
Subject(s) - perpendicular , orientation (vector space) , crystallite , fish <actinopterygii> , long axis , hexagonal crystal system , ice crystals , materials science , line (geometry) , diffraction , crystallography , geology , geometry , chemistry , optics , physics , biology , fishery , mathematics
Summary The ice component of frozen fish muscle has been examined by X‐ray diffraction. Only the common hexagonal form was observed, but line intensities indicated strong orientation of the crystallites. The c ‐axis is shown to be perpendicular to the direction of freezing; the muscle fibre direction does not appear to affect the direction of orientation to a noticeable extent.