Uptake of Sodium and Phosphorus, and Weight Changes in Prerigor Cod Muscle Dipped in Sodium Tripolyphosphate Solutions

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Authors: Sutton, A. H., Ogilvie, J. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1968
• Subjects: General Medicine; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f68-128; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f68-128

The uptake of sodium and phosphorus and weight changes in small samples (ca. 10 g) of prerigor cod (Gadus morhua) muscle dipped in sodium tripolyphosphate (Na 5 P 3 O 10 6H 2 O) solutions have been measured. These parameters were studied as a function of solution concentration for a constant dipping time of 2 min. The uptake of solution and quantity of drip produced on thawing decreased between 0 and 7 hr postmortem, partly compensating one another leaving the final muscle weights the same for the two periods. Calculations show that the additional sodium and phosphorus in the muscle after dipping and after freezing and thawing to be in the same ratio as that in solution, indicating that the Na 5 P 3 O 10 molecule remains intact during processing under the conditions used here. About 260 moles of water per mole of Na 5 P 3 O 10 are retained in the muscle after freezing and thawing.