Protein extraction could yield higher-quality fish meal

By Emma Penrod|December 5, 2019
Protein extraction could yield higher-quality fish meal

Courtesy Astrakhan Aquaculture Cluster

New research suggests alternative manufacturing process could improve protein content of fish meal

By using a method called pH-shift processing, researchers at the University of Gothenburg were able to extract up to 60% of the protein contained in herring byproducts, according to the report, from the journal Animal Feed Science and Technology.


Emma Penrod has covered science and business, with an emphasis on health, the environment and agriculture, for more than a decade. Penrod covers the animal feed industry for WATTAgNet.com and can be contacted at [email protected].

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