Lipid hydroperoxides data for all the sample groupings was
summarised and appears in Fig. 1. The formation of peroxides in
the fish fillets tested appears to be strongly species dependant. Saithe
(Fig. 1A) was very stable during the first 12 months of storage
regardless to storage temperature (p > 0.05). After 18 months of
frozen storage, however, a slight, yet significant, increase of peroxide
was observed in both muscle types. Hydroperoxide formation
was slightly more pronounced in the samples stored at 20 C
Table 1
Fatty acid composition (g/100 g of total lipids) of light and dark muscle of saithe and hoki stored at
compared to 30 C (p < 0.05). In comparison to saithe, the hoki
20