Research Progress on Preparation and Application in Food Industry of Bone Collagen

Abstract

Bone is the main by-product of animal after slaughtering and is rich in collagen. First, the preparation of bone collagen, involved pretreatment of bone raw materials, extraction, isolation and purification of bone collagen, are introduced. Then its application in food industry including functional food and food packaging, are reviewed in this article from the aspects of structure and properties of bone collagen. This paper will provide ideas for the efficient utilization of animal bone collagen.

Keywords

• bone collagen
• preparation
• food industry
• application