Influence of distribution method (ice storage or frozen) on environmental load and quality evaluation of pacific saury

Abstract

For the distribution of pacific saury, ice storage distribution is practically used to improve product value, although it would increase environmental load. This study attempted to calculate LC-CO2 of ice-storage and frozen distributed pacific saury in case of being captured in Miyagi Pref. and consumed in Tokyo. Further, we evaluated the quality of unfrozen and frozen-thawed pacific saury by measuring WTP based on sensory evaluation. Finally, we evaluated the ice storage distribution of pacific saury from the view point of environmental efficiency.