Surimi-Based Aquatic Products—Novel Processing Technologies and Comprehensive Utilization
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 222
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Surimi is composed of stabilized myofibrillar proteins obtained from mechanically deboned fish flesh that is washed with water and blended with cryoprotectants, and surimi-based proteins are widely accepted around the world because they are high in protein content while being low in lipids and cholesterol. In surimi processing, various step-by-step processes are commonly adopted, including heading, gutting, filleting, deboning, washing, dewatering, refining, mixing with cryoprotectants, and freezing. In order to further improve surimi and surimi-based proteins’ quality (e.g., gelling strength, flavor and freezing resistance), many physicochemical and biochemical novel processing techniques are being explored. Meanwhile, some novel recovery and utilization technologies have also been developed to recycle the large quantities of soluble proteins and peptides from the rinsed water during surimi processing; such technologies include high-voltage electrostatic field, isoelectric precipitation and so on. This Special Issue will look at the structure and function of surimi-based proteins and peptides treated with different novel processing techniques. This not only includes the purification and structural characterization of proteins and peptides from the rinsed water during surimi processing, but also the enhancement of surimi-based proteins’ texture, flavor and freezing resistance. We believe that this Issue will represent a valuable reference for scientific researchers interested in this field.
Dr. Yang Hu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- surimi
- surimi foods
- peptides
- flavor
- gelling property
- freezing resistance
- purification
- structure
- function
