Effect of recovery technique, antioxidant addition and compositional features on lipid oxidation in protein enriched products from cod- salmon and herring backbones

The influence of recovery technique (pH-shift processing vs mechanical separation), antioxidant addition and endogenous factors on lipid oxidation in protein-enriched products from herring, salmon and cod backbones was investigated. Salmon-derived products were very stable during both ice and -20 °C storage. Contrary, peroxide value and TBA-reactive substances in herring- and cod-derived products increased rapidly during ice storage, with the pH-shift-produced protein isolates (PI) being most susceptible to oxidation in case of cod. Duralox MANC (0.5%) however largely increased the oxidation lag phase in both PI and mechanically separated meat (MSM); from <1 day to >15 days. At -20 °C, mainly the herring products oxidized, and particularly the MSM. Pearson correlation tests showed that endogenous levels of Hb, total Fe, ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol correlated significantly (p < 0.05) with lipid oxidation development. Evaluating the role of pre-processing storage indicated that fish co-products should be processed immediately after the filleting process unless antioxidants are added.