Odour intensity
Autolytic enzymes and chemical or microbial degradation of
seafood components (e.g. amino acids, trimethylamine oxide)
results in the formation of undesirable odours (Di Natale &
Ólafsdóttir, 2009; Josephson, Lindsay, & Olafsdottir, 1987). Thus,
the intensity of volatile compounds released from whole cooked
C. pagurus was analysed (Fig. 3). DR crabs had significantly higher