Bleached horse mackerel Surimi were mixed with maltodextrins of 18, 20, 22, and 24, DE unit at 8% w/w surimi, along with polyphosphate, industrial mixture and control. All the lots were mixed with butyl hydroxyl anisol (BHA) at the rate of . All the lots were packed, frozen and cold store at -18oC±2oC and subjected to biochemical tests. There was increase in values of peroxide value, expressible water loss %, Moisture and decrease in organoleptic scores, protein, salt soluble protein (SSN) and folding test grade. Among the treatments 24 DE and industrial mixture were found to be superior in retarding the undesirable changes as compared to other treatments and control. | Cryoprotective effect of maltodextrins on frozen storage of bleached horse mackerel (Megalapsis cordyla) minced meat
