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Title:   Author  item
                                            MIRELES DEWITT, CHRISTINA - OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            KLEINHOLZ, C. - LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (OK)item
                                            VANN, D. - OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            BILBY, C. - OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            THOMAS, S. - OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            Schrader, Kevin
  Submitted to: Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology
                                    Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 5/22/2007
                                    Publication  Date: 8/15/2007
                                    Citation: Mireles Dewitt, C., Kleinholz, C.W., Vann, D.G., Bilby, C.A., Thomas, S., Schrader, K. Evaluation of Acid and Alkaline Processing to Remove Muddy Off-Flavors in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. 16(2):77-90.Interpretive Summary: The most common off-flavor problems in farm-raised channel catfish are "earthy" and "musty".  A processing method that uses acid and base treatments was developed to help reduce the levels of the earthy and musty compounds in catfish flesh.  This post-harvest processing approach may help catfish processors produce a high quality product from earthy/musty off-flavored catfish.
                                Technical Abstract: Conditions that optimize MIB and geosmin reduction by protein solubilization were evaluated in catfish.  For both MIB and geosmin spiked fish, acid and alkaline treatments effectively (p<0.001) reduced off-flavor. Average MIB and geosmin levels for untreated, unprocessed fish were 1.396 and 1.992 ppb, respectively.  Pooled centrifuge levels for treated fish were: 0.194 ppb MIB and 0.398 ppb geosmin using citric acid; 0.104 ppb MIB and 0.258 ppb geosmin using phosphoric acid; 0.143 ppb MIB and 0.543 ppb geosmin using acetic acid; and 0.0987 ppb MIB and 0.426 geosmin using alkaline (sodium hydroxide) conditions.  Centrifugation did not significantly effect (p=0.999) off-flavor removal for MIB, however it did significantly effect (p=0.05) geosmin removal.


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