Fish Sauce
Mapping optimal pelagic raw material for the production of fermented fish sauce
The primary objective of this project is to map the suitability of different pelagic raw materials for the production of fermented fish sauce.
Start
01. Feb 2021
End
31. Dec 2023
Funded by
FHF – Norwegian Seafood Research Fund
Cooperation
Nofima, Pelagia and Noumami
Project Manager(s):
Other Participants:
Birthe Vang
Gro Haugvaldstad Kleiberg
Ingunn Berget
Tone Aspevik
Kjersti Lian
Background
The background for the project is that 200,000 tons of residual raw material is produced by the pelagic sector each year. The majority of the residual raw material is produced during the processing of herring. The commercial production of fish sauce based on this raw material will increase the degree of processing and therefore make production more sustainable.
Fish sauce is a traditional consumer product in South East Asia. The global fish sauce market is estimated at just over 15 billion US Dollars annually, and there are expectations that the market will grow.
Objectives
In order to achieve the main objective of mapping whether pelagic raw material is suitable for the production of fermented fish sauce, the project has the following sub-goals:
- Identify factors that affect the quality of fermented fish sauce
- Assess the quality of fish sauce produced from different pelagic raw materials using parameters such as sensory science, colour, protein content and storage stability
- Develop methods to reduce production time by approximately 6-12 months
- Compare the quality of the end result from different raw materials with commercial products on the market
- Obtain or develop requirement specifications for fermented fish sauce from pelagic raw material
- Describe optimal production methods for fish sauce based on different raw materials.
Four work packages
Work package 1: The first phase of production on a pilot and industrial scale to identify factors that affect the quality of fermented fish sauce, and assess the quality of fish sauce produced from different pelagic raw materials.
Work package 2: Reduce production time by optimising production processes.
Work package 3: The second phase of production on a pilot and industrial scale, based on the results of the other work packages.
Work package 4: Analyses of chemical, microbiological and sensory characteristics. Continuous statistical analyses of results and data will be carried out in order to form a basis for developing appropriate trial designs.
Topics
Residual raw material
Research facilities