African Journal of Food Science Vol. 3(10), pp. 299-302, October,  2009

ISSN 1996-0794 © 2009 Academic Journals  

Full Length Research Paper

Qualities of commercially and experimentally sun dried fin fish, Scomberoides tol Jamila Patterson1* and Govindan Ranjitha2 1Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, Tuticorin, India. 2Marudupandiyar College, Thanjavur, India. Accepted 02 September, 2009

Abstract

Seafood is a popular food item and has been preserved by several ways. Curing is one of the simplest methods to preserve fish to meet out the need of the people.  In India fishes are washed, gutted and sun dried on ground, surface of rocks, wooden platforms, palm leaves and also on sandy beaches. The ex-port of Indian cured fishery products are reduced because of their poor quality. The nutritive quality of one of the commercially sun dried fish, Somberoides tol was assessed. The same species was sun dried hygienically by keeping on fish drying rack under the direct sun light and moving air and their qualities were assessed. The present study reveals that the fish was dried experimentally on fish drying rack that had good nutritional qualities and hygienic than the commercially sun dried fish from the same species.

Key words: Fin fish, Scomberoides tol, commercially and experimentally sun dried, nutritive and microbial quality.

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