In fact, Nirmal and Benjakul (2009), reported
that shrimp were not acceptable when the pH was greater than 7.6.
In the present work, pH values very close to 7.6 were registered in
batch S-Ch-PCc practically up to the end of storage, whereas in the
other lots this value had been exceeded after 7 days. As reported
further below, the coating treatment prevented the production of
off-flavors throughout storage