EFFECTS OF DRYING PROCESS ON LIPID QUALITY OF SILVERSIDE (FISH) ATHERINA LAGUNAE

Abstract

Abstract Changes in lipid quality of silverside during solar and hot air drying process were investigated. Total fatty acid content in silverside was 5.42 g/100g fresh sample. N-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids levels were 0.59 and 0.62 g/100g fresh silverside respectively. Therefore, all fatty acid groups increased significantly (p<0.05) within processing with higher levels in experimental drying process. After hot air and solar drying treatments, PV and TBARS of the total lipids increased significantly (p <0.05) to reach 2.58 and 3.41 meq active O /kg oil and 0.87 and 1.27 mg MA/kg oil, respectively