Influence of Hydrolysis Degree on the Functional Properties of Salmon Byproducts Hydrolysates

Abstract

Protein hydrolysates from salmon heads were obtained by enzymatic treatment with Alcalase^(r) 2.4L. Response surface methodology (RSM) allowed optimization of temperature, enzyme/substrate, and pH leading to various hydrolysates (11.5% to 17.3% hydrolysis degree [DH]) and protein recovery ranging from 47% to 70%. Size exclusion chromatography of hydrolysates showed that small peptides increased only at high DH. The nitrogen solubility index (NSI) of hydrolysates was higher than 75% over a wide range of pH values, whereas hydrolysates with high DH had the best solubility. Emulsifying capacity, emulsion stability, and fat absorption capacity were better when DH was low.