The Effect of Stunning Methods and Season on Muscle Texture Hardness in Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L.)

• Published in: Journal of Food Science
• Main Authors: Merkin, Grigory V., Stien, Lars Helge, Pittman, Karin, Nortvedt, Ragnar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Norway; Slaughter; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.12473; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1750-3841.12473

Abstract Commercially collected records of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) muscle texture hardness were used to evaluate the effect of slaughter procedures and seasonality on texture quality. A database collected by Marine Harvest® contained flesh hardness records of Atlantic salmon slaughtered at...