Relation between the Rate of Decomposition of Fish Muscle and Chemical Constituents
1932 Volume 1 Issue 2 Pages 75-76
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1932 Volume 1 Issue 2 Pages 75-76
The following empirical formula is obtained between the ammonia-content at the beginning of decomposition of fish muscle, A0, and that after D-days A. A=A0eKD (Fig. 1), where K is a constant.
The values of K are caluculated by the formula for a number of fish kinds (Tab. 1). It is shown that the value of K has a remarkable correlation with total nitrogen, N, fat, F, and water, W, contents such as: rK×X=-0.615±0.121, rK×F=-0.650±0.113 and rK×W=+0.638±0.115.
