The increase in demand for salmon internationally and limited production possibility of that in specific regions of the world increase the concern of lower market competitiveness in this industry. However, as the concentration in the international distribution of salmon has increased simultaneously ...

Fish being a perishable material inclined to denaturation obliges extreme care methodically from the time of harvest till processing. Actions such as inappropriate handling trailed by growing food borne diseases have been the most common causes of food contamination. Escalating global consumer deman...

This report is a part of WP1 in the Revalue project and it presents the findings from research on energy-efficient and environment-friendly refrigeration system for Surimi processing and storage in warm ambient temperatures. During 2017-18, India exported about $17.6 million worth of surimi and it h...

This is a summarised report conveying deliverable D1.2 (i.e. Logistics and cold chain management task) of WP1 in the Revalue project. The results mentioned in this report have been derived from the proceedings communicated to the 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, Montreal & 6th I...

India incurs a significant amount of food loss due to broken and improper cold chain setup for post-harvest handling of fish. Surimi, a fish paste product made from various kinds of fish, is an important export item that requires a cold chain for transportation, storage and processing. The inbound o...

The recently funded research project, SUPREME will address the challenges of the Norwegian whitefish sector and develop concepts and solutions for increased utilization of rest raw materials (RRM). The sea-going fishing vessels accounts for 86 % of the unutilized whitefish RRM in Norway. Thus, to ac...

Hides are an important co-product of the meat processing industry which are further used in leather production. However, there is a lack of automated traceability systems in this industry. A traceability system can improve data capture and information exchange between the stakeholders of a hide supp...

Surimi processing generates rest raw materials (RRM) including viscera, skin, filleting frame, bone and wash water, which potentially could be used in preparation of valuable ingredients like marine proteins and oil, protein hydrolysate, and gelatine for food or feed application. The report gives an...