Lightly Salted Tilapia Fillet

Withstands freeze-thaw

Light salting promotes myofibril disassembly and an ordered protein network, retaining structural integrity and good texture in tilapia fillets through repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Jiang, Qingqing · Huang, Shiyu · Du, Yufan · Xiao, Jianbo · Wang, Mingfu · Wang, Xichang · Shi, Wenzheng · Zhao, Yueliang

Food Chemistry 2023

Advantages

Improved water-holding capacity

Decelerated texture softening

Promoted myofibril disassembly

Formed ordered protein network