Abstract
Optimum doses The optimum dose that may be defined as the dose below the maximum permissible dose, yet would bring about a significant storage life extension at refrigerated temperatures, varied with species of fish as well as with the postirradiation storage temperatures. Thus the dose of 0. 1 Mrad was considered to be optimum for the croaker and yellow corvenia at $0^{\circ}C$, while at $5^{\circ}C$ the dose of 0.2 Mrad would be suitable for both species. The roundnose flounder was more radiosensitive and even at the dose of 0.1 Mrad a slight irradiation odor was detected immediately after the radiation treatment. Such degree of irradiation odor disappeared upon storage, therefore, the dose of 0.1 Mrad was considered to be optimum for the roundnose flounder at both $0^{\circ}\;and\;5^{\circ}C$. Storage life extension The croaker meats irradiated at 0.1 Mrad could be held at $0^{\circ}C$ as long as 5 weeks in good acceptable conditions, while the unirradiated control became unacceptable within 2 weeks-3-4 for extension of storage life at $0^{\circ}C$. At the storage temperature of $5^{\circ}C$, the storage life of 0.2 Mrad irradiated samples was extended from less than one week to 4 weeks--4-5 fold extension. The storage life extension of 0.1 Mrad irradiated yellow corvenia at $0^{\circ}C$ was from less than 2 weeks for the unirradiated to 4 weeks-approximately a-s folds and that of 0.2 Mrad irradiated samples stored at $5^{\circ}C$ was from 5 days to 3 weeks 4-5 folds. The roundnose flounder meats irradiated at 0.1 Mrad could held at $0^{\circ}C$ for 3-4 weeks as compared to less than 1 week for the unirradiated and at $5^{\circ}C$ the storage life could be extended from less than 3 days to up to 3 weeks. Thus the storage life extension by 4-5 folds and by 6-7 folds was possible at $0^{\circ}C\;and\;5^{\circ}C$ storage, respectively. Postirradiation storage microbiology and biochemistry In general 10 fold reduction of initial microflora was realized as a result of irradiating fish samples at 0.1 Mrad. The extent of microflora reduction increased with increasing doses applied, but not proportionately dependent. The microbial growth in the irradiated was severely retarded during the subsequent storage period, lagging far behind that of the irradiated control samples except in the late storage phase, when the levels of microflora of the irradiated either approached to or rose above the levels of the unirradiated. The microbiological changes caused by irradiation was reflected in the pronounced suppression of TVB and TMA accumulation during the storage period. This suggests that irradiation treatment brought about both quantitative and qualitative changes in microflora initially present and it is reasonable to suggest that the microflora removed by irradiation in fact represent most of the flora capable of producing TVB and TMA in normal fish spoilage process.
민어(croaker-Nibea imbricate, Matsubara), 참조기 (yellow corvenia-Pseudostiaena manchurica, Jordan and Thompson) 그리고 물가자미(roundnose flounder-Xystrias grigorjewi, Herzenstein) 어육을 0.5 Mrad 이하의 감마선량에 조사하여 냉장기간중의 선도 유지기간 연장을 가져오는 최적 조사선량을 구하였다. 조사된 어육을 $0^{\circ}$와 $5^{\circ}C$에 35일간 저장하는 동안에 일어나는 관능학적 변화를 미생물학적, 화학적 변화와 비교 검토하였다. $0^{\circ}$ 저장을 위한 민어와 참조기의 최적선량은 0.1 Mrad였으며 $5^{\circ}C$ 저장에서는 0.2 Mrad였다. 물가자미는 방사선 조사에 대단히 민감하여 $0^{\circ}$와 $0.1^{\circ}C$ 다같이 0.1 Mrad였다. 각각의 최적선량에 조사 처리하므로써 민어의 경우 $0^{\circ}C$에서는 선도 유지기간이 비조사구의 2주간에서 5주간 (3-4배)으로 연장되었으며 $5^{\circ}C$에서는 역시 1주간 이내에서 4주간(4-5매)으로 연장이 가능하였다. 참조기는 $0^{\circ}$에서는 $3\~4$배로, $5^{\circ}C$에서는 4-5배로 그리고 물가자미는 $0^{\circ}$에서 4-5매, $5^{\circ}C$에서 6-7배로 각각 연장 되었다.