Impact of processing technology on macro- and micronutrient profile of protein-enriched products from fish backbones
Journal article, 2021

Impacts of processing technology (mechanical separation and pH-shift processing) on protein recovery from salmon, herring and cod backbones and the content of macro- and micronutrients in the recovered protein enriched products were investigated. Mechanical separation led to higher protein recovery compared with the pH-shift process and using both techniques, recovery ranked the species as herring > salmon > cod. However, the pH-shift process up-concentrated protein from herring and salmon backbones more efficiently than mechanical separation by removing more fat and ash. This consequently reduced n-3 PUFA and vitamin D content in their protein isolates compared with the backbones and mechanically separated meat (MSM). Cod protein isolate, however, contained higher levels of these nutrients compared with MSM. Mechanical separation concentrated vitamins E and C in salmon MSM but not for cod and herring. Opposite, pH-shift processing reduced levels of these two vitamins for cod and herring backbones, while vitamins D and C were reduced for salmon. For minerals, selenium, calcium, magnesium, and potassium were lower in protein isolates than MSM, while copper, zinc, iron and manganese were similar or higher. Overall, there is a major potential for upcycling of fish backbones to food ingredients, but processing technology should be carefully balanced against the desired nutrient profile and final application area.

nutritional value

seafood

mechanical separation

pH-shift method

by-products

Author

Mehdi Abdollahi

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Food and Nutrition Science

Haizhou Wu

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Food and Nutrition Science

Ingrid Undeland

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Food and Nutrition Science

Foods

23048158 (eISSN)

Vol. 10 5 950

Optimal utilization of seafood side-streams through the design of new holistic process lines (WASEABI)

European Commission (EC) (EC/H2020/837726), 2019-05-01 -- 2023-04-30.

Subject Categories

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Food Engineering

Bioprocess Technology

DOI

10.3390/foods10050950

PubMed

33925306

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URI: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/5/950

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10/12/2021