Applewhite et al. (1993) and Gonçalves et al. (2008) demonstrated
that consumer prefers cooked seafood with high moisture
content. These studies help to explain why they preferred shrimp
treated with phosphate compared to control group.
Sensory analysis results (Table 2) showed that type of phosphate
did not changed shrimp appearance, however, when compared to
non-treated samples (controls) significant differencewas observed,
showing better appearance for samples treated with phosphates.
The same occurred for taste attribute: samples treated with phosphate
and control samples presented significant difference among
their averages, showing a better taste for phosphate treated
samples.