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Fish gelatin: properties, challenges, and prospects as an alternative to mammalian gelatins

Alias A. Karim, +1 more
- 01 May 2009 - 
- Vol. 23, Iss: 3, pp 563-576
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This review focuses on the unique features, advantages, constraints, and challenges involved in the production and utilization of fish gelatin in order to provide a comprehensive look and deeper insight on this important food ingredient, as well as prospects for its future commercial exploitation and directions for future studies.
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This article is published in Food Hydrocolloids.The article was published on 2009-05-01. It has received 1055 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Gelatin.

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Functional and bioactive properties of collagen and gelatin from alternative sources: A review

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Recent advances on polysaccharides, lipids and protein based edible films and coatings: A review.

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Current development of biodegradable polymeric materials for biomedical applications

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Recent Advances in the Utilization of Natural Emulsifiers to Form and Stabilize Emulsions.

TL;DR: A review of the various types of natural emulsifiers with potential application in the food industry, including phospholipids, biosurfactants, proteins, polysaccharides, and natural colloidal particles.
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Use and application of gelatin as potential biodegradable packaging materials for food products.

TL;DR: This review will present the current situation with respect to gelatin usage as a packaging source material and the challenges that remain in order to move the manufacture of gelatin-based films nearer to commercial reality.
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Structural and physical properties of gelatin extracted from different marine species: a comparative study.

TL;DR: Circular dichroism analysis reveals that gelling involves a refolding of denatured collagen chains into the typical triple helix conformation and, conversely, unfolding upon reheating, and the importance of slow cold maturation is revealed.
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Functional Properties of Food Macromolecules

TL;DR: Dilute Solution Viscometry of Food Biopolymers: structural properties of High Solids Biopolymer Systems and Functional Properties of Protein--Polysaccharide Mixtures.
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Bioactive compounds from marine processing byproducts – A review

TL;DR: This review has focused on the utilization of marine processing byproducts to screen bioactive compounds and their potential applications.
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Does gelatin contain peptides?

Fish gelatin (especially from warm-water fish) reportedly possesses similar characteristics to porcine gelatin and may thus be considered as an alternative to mammalian gelatin for use in food products.