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Seasonal variation in the calibration of a microwave fat: water content meter for fish flesh
Author(s) -
KENT MICHAEL,
LEES ALEXANDER,
CHRISTIE ROBERT H.
Publication year - 1992
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.1365-2621.1992.tb01189.x
Subject(s) - sprat , clupea , pelagic zone , flesh , fish <actinopterygii> , herring , fishery , microwave , calibration , water content , environmental science , metre , biology , mathematics , physics , geology , statistics , geotechnical engineering , quantum mechanics , astronomy
Summary A microwave fat: water content meter designed for use on pelagic fish has been found to exhibit seasonal changes in calibration. This has been examined in detail for sprats ( Sprattus sprattus ) and herring ( Clupea harengus ) and is ascribed in part to the seasonal changes in these species of the protein content, which influences the rotational mobility of water in the tissue. Various solutions to the problems are proposed.