Fish processing

Fish processing

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Fish processing

An odour or flavour foreign to a product. The distinguishing feature of a taint, as distinct from off-flavour/ odour, is that the chemical responsible for the taint is not produced in the product, ...

Tar

Fishing; Fish processing

The unwanted layer of tarry constituents of wood smoke that forms on the inner surfaces of a kiln during smoking by the continual deposition of droplets.

Gaping

Fishing; Fish processing

The separation of blocks of muscle in a raw fillet at the myocommata, the thin membrane that separates the blocks. In severe cases the fillet will fall apart. The propensity to gape differs markedly ...

Glazing

Fishing; Fish processing

Applying a protective coating of ice, an ice glaze, to unwrapped frozen fish, fillets, tailmeat of crustaceans, adductor muscle of scallops or other suitable frozen fish product, to reduce ...

Whale worm

Fishing; Fish processing

Common name given to parasitic nematodes of the genus Anisakis found in the flesh of herring, and other species of fish.

Hexa-metaphosphate

Fishing; Fish processing

A polymerised form of orthophosphate consisting of six condensed phosphate groups. Available under its trade name of Calgon. It is a sequestrant for calcium, and is included in detergents. ...

Histamine, histamine poisoning, histamine fish poisoning

Fishing; Fish processing

Histamine is a biogenic amine. It is formed in fish muscle by decarboxylation of the amino acid histidine by bacteria. It is physiologically active and is released in allergic reactions such as hay ...