| abstract |
Thermally processing seafood, e.g. shrimp, is performed in the presence of a mixture of an acid and its lactones, preferably a mixture of an aldonic acid and its lactones whereby, without need for salt, the texture and flavor of the seafood are maintained through thermal processing and storage. The preferred mixture is obtained by combining the seafood with glucono-delta lactone, and the mixture is comprised of gluconic acid with its lactones, glucono-delta lactone and glucono-gamma lactone. |