QUALITY DETERMINATION IN FISH SOLD ON FISH COUNTERS AT COUNTY BAZAARS
Project no. 1179 · Status: Kapanmış · 2017
Summary
County bazaars are also preferred places to buy fish as well as fruit and vegetables. On the other hand, fish are known to deteriorate more easily, unlike vegetable, fruit or other meat types. It is always questionable how healthy the fish bought from the county bazaar is or whether the quality of the fish bought in the morning is better. In this study, it is aimed to determine whether the fish sold in the two most-preferred county bazaars in Izmir are at risk of consumption by determining the quality of fatty and low-fat fish to be bought in the early morning hours and afternoon. With this aim, microbiological [total mesophilic aerobic bacteria (TMAB)] and chemical [pH, thiobarbituric acid (TBA), total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN)] analyses were performed. According to the results of microbiological analysis, all of the sardine samples were in the consumable limit value range, while the whiting samples were found to exceed this limit. The results of chemical analysis were found to be high even though some of them did not exceed the limit values. This study showed that, we should be very careful about buying fish from the local markets and that fishermen should be informed about the protection of fish quality.