title: Microbial Decontamination of Dried Alaska Pollock Shreds Using Corona Discharge Plasma Jet: Effects on Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics.
abstract: Nonthermal techniques for microbial decontamination are becoming more common for ensuring food safety. In this study, a corona discharge plasma jet (CDPJ) was used for inactivation of microbial contaminants of dried Alaska pollock shreds. Corona plasma jet was generated at a current strength of 1.5 A, and a span length of 25 mm was maintained between the electrode tip and the sample. Upon the CDPJ treatment (0 to 3 min) of dried shreds, microbial contaminants namely aerobic and marine bacteria, and Staphylococcus aureus were inactivated by 2.5, 1.5, and >1.0 log units, respectively. Also, a one-log reduction of molds and yeasts contaminants was observed. The inactivation patterns are fitted well to the pseudo-first-order kinetics or Singh-Heldman model. The CDPJ treatment did not exert statistically significant (P > 0.05) changes in physicochemical properties, namely color characteristics, volatile basic nitrogen, and peroxide value of dried fish shreds, with some exceptions, as compared to untreated controls. Furthermore, CDPJ treatment had no significant impact on the sensory characteristics of dried fish shreds.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Food Science & Biotechnology, Gachon Univ, Seongnam, 461-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Soee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Food Science & Biotechnology, Gachon Univ, Seongnam, 461-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puligundla
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Food Science & Biotechnology, Gachon Univ, Seongnam, 461-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Chulkyoon
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mok
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D003116:Color; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development*; D048388:Gadiformes; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development; D013649:Taste; D013696:Temperature; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds
keywords: corona discharge plasma jet; dried Alaska pollock shreds; kinetic modeling; microbial inactivation; physicochemical properties