PROTEIN RECOVERY FROM SKIPJACK TUNA (Katsuwonus pelamis) WASH WATER WITH DIFFERENT pH AND TEMPERATURE COMBINATIONS
P. Elizondo-Garza, S.O. Serna-Saldívar, C. Chuck-Hernández
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Waste water from skipjack processing can be used to produce high-value protein isolates.
The best conditions for protein recovery from wash-water were 4°C and pH 4.5 to 6.5.
These parameters help also to prevent microbial growth during isolates production.
Protein recovery from skipjack wash-water was up to 94% and 50% of the initial solids
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