A statistical study on weight loss in frozen prawns

This paper deals with an extensive study conducted to estimate the extent of weight loss in frozen prawns. The weight Joss varied from 7 to 12% in peeled and deveined (PD), 5 to 7% in headless (HL) and about 7% in cooked and peeled (CP) prawns from the date of processing to the date of inspection, normally within two weeks. To compensate the weight loss nearly 11% of excess material is being added with every frozen block resulting in an average annual loss of Rs. 2.68 crores in foreign exchange. The relevant data pertain to the period 1971 to 1973 and the annual average loss was estimated for the ten years ending 1973.

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Main Authors: Unnithan, G.R., Krishna Iyer, H., Krishna Rao, K.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:Fisheries, prawns, freezing, frozen storage, weight loss, storage effects, processing fishery products, quality control, India,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/33711
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