The results presented in this study confirm considerations of
Garrido and Otwell (2004), i.e., the effect of phosphate’s type after
immersion presented the same trend observed with control (water
immersion). However, after thawing and cooking, retention of
water stayed constant, and the shrimp immersed in tripolyphosphate
(STPP) solution had lower yield compared with samples
treated with the phosphate blend. That can be explained by blend
composition. The blend incorporates other components (sodium
tripolyphosphate, NaCl and sodium tetra pyrophosphate) that are
able to improve the response compared to STPP