Author(s)

Niaz Mahmud^1*, Shovon Al-Fuad¹, Shahriar Islam Satya¹, Abdullah Al Mamun¹, Suzon Ahmed¹, Adnan Karim², Monirul Islam^3,4, Jannatul Ferdaus¹, Shofiqul Islam², Nazmus Sakib², Jui Yeasmin⁵

¹Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh.
²Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh.
³State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
⁴Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra, Bangladesh.
⁵Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

In Bangladesh, Fish is a major source of daily protein intake of millions of people but most of the fishes are consumed here as fresh fish which is highly susceptible to damage during transportation and marketing. Therefore, an innovative approach was undertaken to process the fish to avoid damage and extend shelf-life while preserving the nutritional qualities to facilitate the more efficient use of fish as a source of protein and other essential nutrients. This study was conducted to develop some dried protein-enriched fish powders from some commonly consumed fish species in Bangladesh and the nutritional, sensorial, and safety qualities were assessed. Five indigenous abundant fish species including small indigenous fish (SIS) and carp fishes namely Awaous grammepomus, Channa punctata, Puntius puntio, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Labeo rohita were used for the preparation of dried protein-enriched fish powders. Biochemical, trace elements, sensorial, total viable count (TVC), pH, peroxide value, and moisture reconstitution during 90 days storage period were performed by standard analytical methods. The moisture, protein, fat, ash, carbohydrate (including fiber), and energy contents were ranged from (6.84% to 8.85%), (70.80% to 75.80%), (5.85% to 8.04%), (7.66% to 9.19%), (3.14% to 6.01%) and (367.50% to 379.61% kcal)/100g respectively. Highest content of protein was found in A. grammepomus (75.80%) samples and the lowest in H. molitrix (70.80%) samples. Maximum calcium content was found in sample L. rohita (2.54 g/kg) and minimum in C. punctate as (2.43 g/kg). Maximum iron content was found in H. molitrix (0.15 g/kg) and minimum in A. grammepomus. As for the phosphorous content the L. rohita samples contained the highest (1.4 g/kg) and the lowest in C. punctate (0.73 g/kg) samples. The pH, peroxide value (mEq of O²/kg of fat), and moisture reconstitution (g/100g) during 90 days were ranged from (5.30 to 8.17), (8.60 to 16.77), and (6.84 to 13.83) respectively. Microbial loads over the 90 days period were in acceptable range at the end of 90 days storage period. On the basis of biochemical qualities, sensorial and microbial attributes our findings suggest that the dried fish powders are enriched with macro and micro-nutrients especially proteins and could safely be used at least up to 3 months for food applications.

Biochemical Quality, Trace Element, Sensory Evaluation, Microbial Analysis

Mahmud, N. , Al-Fuad, S. , Satya, S. , Mamun, A. , Ahmed, S. , Karim, A. , Islam, M. , Ferdaus, J. , Islam, S. , Sakib, N. and Yeasmin, J. (2019) Development and Biochemical Composition Assessment of Fish Powders from Bangladeshi Indigenous Fish Species and Shelf-Life Characteristics Evaluation During 90 Days of Room Temperature (27°C - 30°C) Storage. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 10, 963-984. doi: 10.4236/fns.2019.108069.