Fishing Preservation. The Role of Fish Additives in Your Seafood
Many South Africans can appreciate quality seafood. When you feel like having a lovely snoek dinner, it usually is not hard to come by. Unless you live by the seaside and can rely on the catch of the day, the availability of unspoiled fish is greatly owed to fishing preservation technology and companies like Tequisa.
Tequisa was first founded in Spain in 1983 and became established in South Africa in 1995 and is backed by over 30 years of experience when it comes to fish preservation and food additives.
Additives and Fishing Preservation Explained
Additives are edible ingredients added to food to maintain or improve its safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance. Humans have been using them for centuries for fish preservation by using many ingredients that we consider household items now. This includes items like salt (in meats, such as bacon or dried fish), or sugar (in marmalade). Nowadays, it is not at all necessary to take on the task of properly preserving your food, as a lot of the items you find on the shelves already have added additives to ensure optimal safety, presentation, and flavour.
Controls Changes in Aroma
Additives serve a specific purpose in fishing preservation. One of those purposes can be to improve the aroma of your food. When it comes to seafood, the odour is especially important and can quickly determine the overall quality of the product. Added additives play a unique role in eliminating microbial agents that can cause bad odour.
Maintains the Nutritional Value of The Food
Additives play an important role in fishing preservation by preventing microbial spoilage. This improves the keeping quality and maintains the nutritional value of your food. It also has a vital contribution in eliminating any food-borne illnesses that are associated with spoilt fish produce.
Our range of food additives for fishing preservation includes:
- TQI Melacide P/4 ST – It prevents melanosis (blackening) and also preserves the colour of crustaceans
- TQI Anpex PRE/BF – It preserves colour and it improves the texture and flavour of crustacean meat, as well as the shelf life
- TQI Anpex 100/C – Prevents the discolouration of fish species that have a high colour content
- TQI Anpex 200TG/HF-S – Preserves colour and it is also used to improve the texture, flavour, and shelf life of fish fillets
- TQI Anpex Glass 30PT – Visually enhances frozen fish products when they are glazed and it also prevents the shattering of the glaze
- TQI Blantex FG/HF-S – Improves the texture and colour of squid
- TQI Blantex AW – For the whitening, as well as colour stabilisation of all fish species
- TQI Blantex 600RS – It is used to remove the sour flavour from giant squid, and it also stabilises the colour
- TQI C2000/S – It is used to remove superficial bacteria from all species of fish
Tequisa manufactures food additives for the commercial fishing industry and continues to raise the benchmark in fishing preservation technology by developing over 100 products that cover the demands of the food industry. To find out more about how Tequisa can help with all the above-mentioned, feel free to contact our team. We would love to help.
