Pilot 5 - Develop canned, minced Round Goby products

The seasonal fluctuations in Round Goby fishery necessitate the production of long-lasting products, such as canned goods. To address this need, experts from KTU and Balitjos Konservai will work to create new canned products made from minced Round Goby meat.

Pilot owner: Kaunas University of Technology

Participating partners: Baltijos Konservai, TFTAK, GMU

Method:

The product ingredients and recipe will be developed by our partners KTU and Baltijos Konservai. Round Goby will be mixed with different ingredients to achieve a nutritious and tasty product. Taste panels in Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and Estonia will give their verdict on taste, smell and consistency and results will be evaluated according to acceptance and preferences. The aim is to then scale up the production of canned products to become a commercially viable product.

Shelf-life studies will also be conducted on the test samples of the novel canned Round Goby products to identify chemical and microbiological risks.

Progress:

In September 2024, Balitjos Konservai developed first samples of a canned minced Round Goby. This product was tested by a small tasting panel in KTU. The first samples were found to contain too many bones and trials are now underway to soften the bones and to add more fat either as oils or other oily fish.  The reason being that Round Goby is a very lean fish. The best tasting canned products will then be sent to our Estonian partners TFTAK that are organising a tasting panel in early October. Based on this feedback, further samples will be developed and decide which to scale up.

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