Radio-frequency heating technology for minimally processed fish products

Objective

The proposed project will investigate radio-frequency heating of foods in flexible vacuum pouches during water immersion and its application to minimally processing of convenience cook/chill or cook/freeze fish products. The rapid volume heating of the process is expected to reduce overcooking of the heat sensitive fish flesh and to result in better product quality while maintaining product safety and shelf life. Application of the process is expected in fish processing as well as enlarge food service companies, the processed products will go to the retail market and to food service. The proposed project covers process adaptation and optimisation, investigation of safety and microbiological process validation, validation of achieved product quality, and estimation of processing cost and of potential convenience fish product markets. Expected project results will enable the industrial implementation of the process and will help to judge the potential and economy of the novel process for producing high quality prepared fishmeals.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-1. - Key action Food, Nutrition and Health

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.*

Address

35,giggenhauser Strasse 35
85354 Freising
Germany

Participants (6)

FJORDJOEKKEN AS

Norway

Address

Djuphodl 2
4368 Varhaug

HB GRANDI HF.

Iceland

Address

Nordurgardi
101 Reykjavik

HUHTAMAKI RONSBERG, ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG DER HUHTAMAKI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO KG

Germany

Address

Hch.-nicolaus-strasse 6
87671 Ronsberg

ICELANDIC FISHERIES LABORATORIES

Iceland

Address

Skulagata 4
0101 Reykjavik

KIEFEL GMBH

Germany

Address

Industriestrasse 17-19
83395 Freilassing

NORCONSERV AS

Norway

Address

Niels Juelsgt, 50
4008 Stavanger