Impact of Whey Protein Edible Coating Containing Fish Gelatin Hydrolysates on Physicochemical, Microbial, and Sensory Properties of Chicken Breast Fillets

Forouzan Sabzipour-Hafshejani, Armin Mirzapour-Kouhdasht, Diako Khodaei, Mohammad Sadegh Taghizadeh, Marco Garcia-Vaquero

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Abstract

This study aims to research the impact of coatings containing whey protein (WP), fish gelatin hydrolysates (FGH), and both compounds together (WP + FGH) on the shelf-life of chicken breast fillets over the course of 16 days of cold storage (4 °C, 4-day intervals), as assessed by their physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory properties. Overall, cooking loss, pH value, total volatile base nitrogen, free fatty acids, peroxide value, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances increased with storage time in all samples. WP + FGH coated samples had significantly lower variation in all these parameters over the time of storage compared to other coated samples (WP and FGH), while these parameters increased greatly in control (uncoated) samples. WP + FGH coating also resulted in reduced bacterial counts of total mesophilic, aerobic psychrotrophic, and lactic acid bacteria compared to other coated and uncoated samples. The sensory evaluation revealed no differences in the panelists’ overall acceptance at day 0 of storage between samples. The samples were considered “non-acceptable” by day 8 of storage; however, WP + FGH coated samples maintained an overall higher acceptability score for the sensory attributes evaluated by the panelists. Overall, this study shows the potential of WP + FGH coatings for prolonging the shelf-life of chicken breast fillets.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3371
JournalPolymers
Volume14
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2022

Keywords

  • active coating
  • edible biopolymers
  • fish gelatin hydrolysates
  • poultry
  • whey protein

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