Nofima has quadrupled the number of fish species available on its iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch app “How fresh is your fish?”
The free app, which enables users to evaluate how fresh fish is, can now be used to check pollock, herring, turbot, sole, brill, redfish, deepwater shrimp, fjord shrimp and peeled shrimp. The original version of the app could test only salmon, cod and plaice.
The app evaluates the freshness of fish through odor, texture and the appearance of the eyes, skin and gills. The final result, which appears immediately, lists the remaining number of days the fish may be stored on ice. The fish must be raw, gutted and whole.
The app is targeted at professionals but can also be used by consumers.
“With this new version we have made the iPhone app an even better tool for professional users who need to assess the remaining shelf life of a fish. The 10 new species are all important on the European market,” said Joop Luten, project manager and seafood professor at Nofima. “The new version also makes it easy to transfer results and any comments and photos to, for instance, a company’s documentation and control system.”
The app is available in 11 languages and has been downloaded in more than 50 countries since its launch in May 2011.
