Sensory results of the fish group (wild or farmed) are shown in
Table 3 based on the developed blackspot seabream profile (Table 2).
On the subject of odour, farmed fish fillets showed higher levels both in
“intensity” and “oily” odour (P b 0.000). However, the “seafood” odour
was perceived more intensely in wild samples (P b 0.000). The assessment
of appearance attributes resulted in the highest scores in fillets
from wild fish. Thus, they were whiter, more shiny and needed more
pressure to separate the miomers (“fillet integrity”) (P b 0.000). Regarding
texture attributes included in the profile, “fatness” showed a clearly
high intensity in farmed fish (P b 0.000). However, both “juiciness” sensation
and perception of muscle structure when first chewing, determined
by “gumminess”, obtained higher scores in wild fish. Meanwhile,
the number of chews required to reduce the fillet to allow swallowing
(“chewiness”) and the residue attached to the teeth after that (“adhesiveness”)
were higher for fish of farmed origin. It is noticeable that “firmness”
showed no differences between rearing methods.