| 摘要 |
<p>A process for producing collagen fibres comprises comminuting collagen containing tissues, drying the comminuting product and milling the dried material whilst maintaining the temperature sufficiently low to prevent substantial conversion of collagen to gelatin. A food product includes the step of adding collagen fibre or collagen fibre as produced by the method disclosed to protein products. Finely divided collagen fibre produced as disclosed or by other methods can be used in a pre-dusting system for protein products prior to the coating of the protein products. The invention is particularly useful for restructuring poorly textured meats, mechanically recovered meat products, offals, fish, fish products and other protein products to improve textural properties, water retention, fat retention, eating quality, juiciness, succulence, shape, size retention and protein content.</p> |
