Postmortem biochemical and textural changes in the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus body wall (SJBW) during iced storage

Biochemical, chemical and textural changes in postmortem Stichopus japonicus body wall (SJBW) were evaluated during iced storage for 8 days. Triphosphate (ATP) and its breakdown products, K-value, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), microbiological,pH, water-holding capacity (WHC), texture, protein degradation and cathepsin activities were monitored. K-value increased linearly from 4.83 ± 0.57% at day 0–18.85 ± 2.09% at day 2, 28.15 ± 2.05%...