Collagens for surimi gel fortification: Type-dependent effects and the difference between type I and type II

• Published in: Food Chemistry
• Main Author: Zhao Y.; Lu K.; Piao X.; Song Y.; Wang L.; Zhou R.; Gao P.; Khong H.Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144407572&doi=10.1016%2fj.foodchem.2022.135157&partnerID=40&md5=c5413d52d2f74f0d97d8e91a61e48c56

Surimi products have unsatisfactory gel properties. Hence, this study evaluates the effect of collagen-adding on surimi gel properties and provides the first observation results regarding collagen type influence. With higher water solubility and more charged amino acids than type II, collagen type I intertwines with surimi myofibrillar proteins better to induce higher exposure of protein functional domains, more sufficient conformational changes of myosin and greater formation of chemical forces among proteins. These enhancements accelerate the gelation rate, leading to a well-stabilized surimi gel. The collagen I-containing surimi gels show more compact structures with uniformly distributed smaller pores than those containing collagen II, thereby providing the final products with higher water holding capacity and better textural profiles. As such, the surimi gel fortification performance of collagen I and the well-elucidated collagen-myofibrillar protein interaction mechanism will guide the further exploitation of collagen as an effective additive in the food industry. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd