Linear programming in blending various components of surimi seafood

Won B. Yoon, Jae W. Park, Byung Y. Kim

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Abstract

Shear stress, shear strain, whiteness of surimi gels made with high and low grades of Alaska pollock and Pacific whiting were investigated to determine linearity of their relationships. A canonical form of least square linear model in mixture design showed a greater linearity (r2=0.99) for blending high and low grade surimi lots. Due to linearity without interaction (p<0.001), a least cost linear program provided optimum blending for surimi lots based on value, constraints, and decision variables. Linear programming to determine optimum formulation of surimi with starches and water content was not feasible due to interactions between surimi and starch, or starch and water.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)561-564
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Food Science
Volume62
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Linear programming
  • Mixture design
  • Optimization
  • Surimi

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Food Science

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