EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.116, sa.8, ss.996-1001, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of freezing temperature and freezing time on lipid oxidation in anchovy during frozen storage. The fish were frozen at three different temperatures (-20°C, -40°C and -80°C). During the freezing, temperature of thermal centre of fish was measured using a thermo couple and time of freezing was determined. Frozen fish were stored in a deep freezer at -18°C for 6 months. The highest freezing velocity and the shortest freezing time were observed for anchovies frozen at -80°C. Peroxide (PV), thiobarbutiric acid (TBA), para-anisidine (p-Av), conjugated diene (CD) free fatty acid (FFA) values were significantly affected by freezing temperature. Low freezing temperature resulted in low oxidation level. Oxidation levels significantly increased during the storage. The lowest values were determined in the samples frozen at -80°C. The best freezing temperature in terms of delaying of lipid oxidation was found to be -80°C.