Fish silage and product for preventing gas formation in fish silage

摘要

The present invention relates to fish ensilage comprising 0.05 - 3 weight % of a formulation that prevents gas formation comprising sulphite and/or disulphite and/or bisulphite and optionally nitrite and/or benzoate. The fish ensilage will comprise 0.05 - 0.20 weight % sulphite and/or disulphite and/or bisulphite, 0 - 0.05 weight % nitrite and 0 - 0.50 weight % benzoate. A foam inhibitor may be present in the ensilage in an amount of 0.0005 - 0.02 weight %. The invention also comprises a product for preventing gas formation in fish ensilage, where said product preferably comprises 2 - 50 weight % sulphite and/or disulphite and/or bisulphite, 0 - 10 weight % nitrite, 0 - 25 weight % benzoate, 0 - 1 weight % foam inhibitor, the balance being water.