Assessment of the freshness of goose liver based on bioelectrical impedance analysis
摘要
To address the lack of a rapid and non-destructive method for assessing goose liver freshness during storage and transportation, this study proposes an evaluation method based on bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). By analyzing the impedance spectra (20 Hz-400 kHz) of goose liver stored for 7 days at room temperature (16 ± 2°C) and under refrigeration (4 ± 1 °C), an equivalent circuit model containing a Constant Phase Element (CPE) was constructed, and the CPE exponent (n) was introduced as a characteristic parameter to quantitatively reveal its deterioration pattern. The results showed that with increasing storage time, the impedance magnitude of goose liver tissue continuously decreased in the low-frequency range below 1 kHz, while the phase angle gradually increased. The phase angle at 100 kHz exhibited a significant correlation with storage time (P < 0.01) and demonstrated greater sensitivity than impedance magnitude. The Cole–Cole curves displayed a pronounced contraction of their arc profiles with prolonged storage, reflecting typical features of structural degradation. The proposed CPE-containing model achieved superior fitting accuracy (χ2 = 0.001967 at room temperature and χ2 = 0.00049 under refrigeration) compared with the conventional three-element model (χ2 = 0.0198 and 0.00657, respectively). Further analysis based on this model revealed that intracellular fluid resistance gradually increased during storage, while extracellular fluid resistance and the n significantly decreased (P < 0.01), with parameter changes being more pronounced under room temperature than refrigerated conditions. These findings confirm that BIA provides a reliable approach for the rapid, non-destructive assessment of goose liver freshness.