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Sensory testing of seafood - fresh versus frozen - and development of frozen seafood recipes

Project number: 2017-179
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $67,870.00
Principal Investigator: Peter Horvat
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 14 Jan 2018 - 30 Dec 2019
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Supply Chain
Seafood Quality
Consumer
Awareness
Adaptation

Need

The FRDC has developed a range of materials that assist consumer to better understand seafood - seafood user manual, Eyre Peninsula Seafood Guide, flavour wheel, etc. however little material has been developed to address consumer needs on preparing seafood in a way that reduces smell or touching.

In looking at the recipes developed as part of the seafood user manual, many are now dated and do not reflect the current simplified approach to cooking used by Australian consumers.

Some recipe development has been undertaken by the Alaskan Seafood Marketing Institute - and could possibly be used as a base for adaptation to local species.

Objectives

1. Develop recipes that address consumer needs - do not smell or use frozen seafood
2. Provide the research (qualitative sensory evaluations) to underpin consumer confidence in choosing and using frozen seafood

Final report

Authors: Sue Poole Carl Paulo Philippa Lyons Paul Exley
Final Report • 2019-10-30 • 928.34 KB
2017-179-DLD.pdf

Summary

There is a strong negative perception of frozen fish amongst consumers, with many considering that frozen product is of inferior quality compared to ‘fresh’ (chilled) fish. The resistance to purchase frozen fish continues, despite modern freezing technology and practices resulting in frozen product that remains as premium quality for longer than chilled fish.

Project products

Book • 4.94 MB
2017-179-Fishfreshfrozen.pdf

Summary

Which is better… fresh or frozen? When it comes to fish and seafood, everyone says that fresh is best … but is this really true? Sensory testing research shows there is no discernible difference between fresh or frozen fish from a culinary perspective.

Pilot - Development of Seafood Nutritional Panels

Project number: 2017-145
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $149,480.00
Principal Investigator: Andrew J. Forrest
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 23 Jan 2018 - 30 Mar 2019
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Nutrition
Market Opportunities
Health Benefits
Health And Safety
Contamination

Need

There is a need for common baseline of information that provides easy accessible compositional profiles in suitable formats about their products to enable them to meet their individual needs.

The information needs to be robust, consistent and cover the minimum needs of a nutritional panel (consumer) and contaminant information.

The project will assist in meeting industry needs for:
- Promoting the public health benefits of seafood consumption more generally.
- Rapid access to credible information to counter negative media claims.
- Assist in addressing current and future technical market challenges.
- Anticipate and quickly respond to market access threats.

Additionally there is a need to ensure that nutritional information on the key species (those covered in the Status of Australian Fish Stocks Reports) and profiled on the FRDC consumer site Fishfiles is available.

It is important to note that FRDC funded two studies that undertook oil analysis for 250+ Australian species. See the Seafood the Good Food volume 1 and 2 for the results. This means the need is on broadening this analysis to include other nutritional elements.

Objectives

1. Create nutrition panels for a minimum of 25 seafood species where none exist.

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-7345-0462-3
Authors: Carl Paulo Andrew Forrest Paul Exley and Sue Poole
Final Report • 2019-12-16 • 891.90 KB
2017-145-DLD.pdf

Summary

Understanding the nutritional composition of seafood products is both a regulatory requirement and a consumer demand. Although a considerable body of data exists that covers key fish species, the majority of commercially important species within the wild catch sector still lack a basic nutritional profile. This knowledge gap impacts heavily on industry by providing hurdles for operators to meet their regulatory responsibilities and leaving consumers somewhat in the dark when it comes to understanding the seafood products they consume. To address this, extensive work was undertaken to develop nutrition panels for a minimum of 25 commercially important wild catch seafood species where none currently exist.

Project products

Data • 2019-12-16 • 33.64 KB
2017-145-DLD.xlsx

Summary

Excel data file of nutrition data derived from this project
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Identification of muscle parasite in Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) and Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), and determination as to the efficacy of non-invasive screening technology for the purpose of identifying infected fish in a commercial fish processing environment

Yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) and Mahi mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) are actively targeted by fishers in the warmer waters of northern NSW. Both species are becoming increasingly important to local fishers with escalating demand due to increased consumer awareness of the premium eating quality...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
TAGS
Supply & Demand
Rac Nsw
Innovation
Disease
Consumer
SPECIES
Yellowtail Kingfish
Mahi Mahis
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