Selaroides leptolepis, Aristichthys llobilis and Alutera monoceros were used
to develop frozen fish product aimed at fast food outlets and households. At the idea
generation stage, 24 product ideas were generated. The 24 product ideas were
reduced to three using a series of scoring techniques for screening. Fishburgers were
chosen for furthur development. The formulation for fishburger was established
using a sensory panel A final consumer testing of the product was carried out in a
nearby housing area. A sample size of 60 households was used. Results showed that
the market potential for this product is expected to be very good as 75% of the
respondents are willing to buy this product if it is in the market. The acceptable price
range is RM 5.50 to RM 6.50. Fishburgers packed in LDPE bags, PP semi rigid
containers and PS tray over wrapped with LDPE cling flim were acceptable after 18 weeks of storage at -20°C. The storage quality in terms of thiobarbituric acid no
(TBA), trimethylamine (TMA) and total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN) showed
significant (P<0.05) increases. There were decreases in salt soluble protein, pH,
moisture content and microbial counts. Fishburgers in PP semi rigid containers had
the best stability followed by samples in LDPE bags and PS + LDPE. The effects of
washing and storage on the quality of S.leptolepis and A. nobilis surimi kept at -20°C
for 24 weeks were studied. Surimi was prepared from unwashed, once-washed and
twice-washed minces. The storage quality in terms of texture, colour, elasticity,
moisture content, pH and SSP values for all samples showed significant (P<0.05)
decreases during storage. There were increases in expressible moisture, TMA, TVBN
and TBA. Results also showed that twice-washed mince of both species were
generally more stable than once-washed and unwashed minces