Takehiro Ishida Hiroshi Fukui Hideki Matsuda Teruyoshi Matoba The anti-oxidative effect of mirin on whole sardines and sardine fish-balls was investigated during thermalcooking. The thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values of both after cooking with mirin were lower than those cookedwith mirin-like seasoning or sugar.
The TBA values after cooking with mirin or ethanol- eliminated mirin were also lower than those cooked withethanol or water.
The 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity of the whole sardine, its broth and itsfish-ball after thermal cooking with mirin were all higher than those cooked with mirin-like seasoning or sugar.