Some Quality Characteristics of Malaysian Commercial Fish Sausage

Abstract

Five brands of Malaysian commercial fish sausages were analyzed for proximate and physicochemical properties. The proximate contents showed significant differences (p<0.05) among the samples. The protein and fat contents ranged from 8.18-10.77% and 0.93-6.53%, respectively. There were significance differences (p<0.05) among the fish sausages in the lightness value. A folding test showed no significant differences among the fish sausages, with all samples receiving the highest score. Hardness, elasticity, cohesiveness, gumminess, chewiness and shear force were significantly different (p<0.05) among the samples. This study showed that physicochemical properties among the sample were relatively different, but most of the samples fulfilled the requirements of a good-quality sausage.