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In this study, the dynamic changes in biogenic amines (BAs), total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), and total plate count (TPC) across a different storage temperature range of 0 to 25 \u00b0C were studied, followed by a shelf-life prediction based on kinetic models. The TPC, TVB-N, and most BAs increased significantly with increasing storage time and temperature. Correlation analysis was used as an exploratory approach and showed that only histamine and cadaverine exhibited significantly positive correlations (|r| \u2265 0.6, p &lt; 0.05) with TPC and TVB-N within the present dataset. Histamine was selected as a candidate BA indicator for kinetic modeling because only this BA changed significantly during storage at different temperatures. Utilizing histamine, TPC, and TVB-N, preliminary kinetic equations for shelf-life estimation were developed using first-order kinetics and the Arrhenius equation. 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