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Undervalued tuna meat (Thunus obesus and Katsuwonus pelamis lineaus) to develop sausages

Vitae (Medellín); 31 (1), 2024
Background: The tuna industry is one of the most essential sectors in global food production. Nevertheless, commercial meat known as “tuna loin” holds the utmost significance in producing and marketing its various products. Regrettably, fractions like tail and head meat have been overlooked and waste...

Proteins functionalization: a strategy that boost the performance of these macromolecules for innovative pharmaceutical and food developments

Vitae (Medellín); 25 (1), 2018
Proteins are macromolecules exhibiting amphiphilic properties, good biocompatibility, biodegradability, high nutritional value, and show strong interactions with several types of active compounds via hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions (1). These plant or animal-derived macromolecules differ ...