Survey of Histamine Content in Fish and Seafood on Market

Histamine content was investigated from the seafood such as mackerel 20,pacific saury30,6 tuna etc from the market in March 2006.The results showed that histamine was 20mg/kg in 1 sample among 20 mackerel samples,and histamine was 16mg/kg and 10mg/kg in two samples repectively among 30 pacific saury.Histamine was not detected in 6 tuna and the other seafood samples.Tyramine was 23mg/kg in 1 sample,and cadaverine was 36mg/kg in 1 sample and putrescine and spermidine was not detected among 20 mackerel samples.Tyramine was 10mg/kg and 15mg/kg in two samples,putrescine was 52mg/kg and cadaverine was 35mg/kg and 55mg/kg repectively among 30 pacific saury.