The present research had as objectives to study the effects of chlorinated water (sodium dichloroisocyanurate - 3 to 3.5 mg.L-1) (T1); chlorinated water associated to ultrasound (T2); ozonated water (3 to 3.5 mg.L-1) (T3); ozonated water associated to ultrasound (T4), and control (T5) on the centesimal composition, fatty acid profile, cholesterol content and peroxide value in "tilápia" fillets. The fillets were treated by immersion in the solutions, at pH 6.0, 5 °C, for 20 minutes. The treatments affected the centesimal composition. Sanitizers caused a loss of water and increased the concentration of protein in the fillets, more strongly in T3 (77.16% moisture and 19.73% protein), when compared to T5 (78.60% moisture and 18.71% protein). Significant differences were observed for saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). SFA presented differences in T3, T4 and T5, with the respective averages of 37, 33.50 and 36.30%. T1 and T2 (34.90 and 34.80%) did not present differences, but were different from T3, T4 and T5 (39.30, 36.30 and 39.10%) for MUFA. T3 preserved more fractions of MUFA. PUFA did not differ in T1 and T2 (23 and 22.50%) and T3, T4 and T5 (18.30, 20.40 and 17.70%) differed from eachother, with T1 presenting the highest averages. There was a marked reduction in the level of cholesterol in T2 (43.94 mg.100 g-1), when compared to T5 (54.77 mg.100 g-1). There was no statistical difference in peroxide level among the treatments.
centesimal composition; fatty acids; cholesterol; peroxide; fillets
