Federica Grasso, Diego Méndez Paz, Rebeca Vázquez Sobrado, Valentina Orlandi, Federica Turrini, Lodovico Agostinis, Andrea Morandini, Marte Jenssen, Kjersti Lian, Raffaella Boggia
The enzymatic extraction of proteins from fish biomasses is being widely investigated. However, little or almost no research has paid attention to the exploitation of unsorted fishery biomasses. This work is part of a larger study, Part I of which has already been published, and focuses on an extensive characterization of two collagenous samples, namely gelatin (G) and hydrolyzed gelatin peptides (HGPs), extracted from a dehydrated fish biomass coming from unsorted canned yellowfin tuna side streams. The results indicate crude protein fractions of 90-93%, pH values between 3 and 5, white-yellow colors, collagen-like FTIR spectra, and 17% in terms of total amino acid content...
April 3, 2024: Gels