Effect of chaplu (Piper sarmentusum) (1%w/v), mulberry (Morus alba) (1%w/v) and rang chuet
(Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.) (1%w/v) extracts on the quality changes and shelf-life extension of tilapia fillets kept
at 4°C was investigated. Tilapia fillets dipped with rang chuet extracts had lower microbiological and chemical
deterioration as evidenced by the lower microbial counts, total volatile base and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance
(TBARs), than those dipped in mulberry and chaplu extracts. Moreover, samples treated with rang chuet extracts
exhibited higher likeness score for odour and flavour, compared with the samples treated with other plant extracts
throughout the storage of 15 days. Therefore, rang chuet extracts treatment was shown to be the promising means
to prevent the deterioration and maintain the odour and flavour attributes of tilapia fillets during prolonged storage.