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Skin Color Changes of Squids Todarodes pacificus and Loligo bleekeri During Chilled Storage
Author(s) -
Okada T.,
Ushio H.,
Ohshima T.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb09959.x
Subject(s) - loligo , squid , skin color , biology , fishery , food science , anatomy , computer science , artificial intelligence
Squid skin color is one of many important factors to evaluate market values. The effects of chilling and hypoxia treatments on skin color of Japanese common squid Todarodes pacificus and spear squid Loligo bleekeri were investigated to prevent highly fresh squids from abnormal fading skin color with inappropriate commercial value losses. Skin color of the squids gradually faded away during ice‐cold storage. Measurements of chromato‐phores expansion showed that skin color can be maintained well after death by keeping the bodies well‐oxygenated and avoiding direct contact with ice.