5 Terms
Contributors in Fish processing
Fish processing
platyhelminths
Fishing; Fish processing
Members of the zoological phylum Platyhelminthes, a group of soft-bodied, usually much flattened invertebrates. A trivial name is flatworms referring to their shape. The phylum includes the ...
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS)
Fishing; Fish processing
A complex group of aromatic hydrocarbons containing 2 to 6 benzene rings that may have aliphatic and/or alicyclic hydrocarbon substituents. The parent compounds range from naphthalene to ...
polyphosphates
Fishing; Fish processing
Polymerised phosphates prepared by heating orthophosphates. The degree of polymerization varies with production conditions, but the mixture often used in fish processing is predominately ...
polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAS)
Fishing; Fish processing
The lipids of marine organisms are characterised by the presence of polyenoic fatty acids containing 16 to 22 carbon atoms with 2 to 6 conjugated double (ethene) bonds which originate from ...
predictive microbiology
Fishing; Fish processing
A branch of microbiology that studies the use mathematical modelling techniques to predict the growth of microorganisms in foods or in other substrates.
preservative
Fishing; Fish processing
Additives that extend the storage lives of foods either by inhibiting growth of microorganisms and hence delaying spoilage, or by inhibiting chemical reactions that produce unwanted sensory changes ...
pro-oxidant
Fishing; Fish processing
A substance that promotes oxidation of lipids. Salt is an example in fish technology.
