By utilizing fish protein that is processed from cuttings that are produced during fish processing, the value of fish products can be increased by up to ISK 3 billion, says an article in Fiskifréttir about Matís and its company, Iceprotein, in Sauðárkrókur.
By utilizing fish protein that is processed from cuttings that are produced during fish processing, the value of fish products can be increased by up to ISK 3 billion, says an article in Fiskifréttir about Matís and its company, Iceprotein, in Sauðárkrókur.
Sjöfn Sigurgísladóttir, CEO of Matís, also says in a conversation with Fiskifréttir that it is possible to increase the value of fish fillets by 10-17% by adding fish proteins to them and thus increase utilization, quality and at the same time export value.
Fish protein used in health products
Sjöfn says that the protein processing is still at an experimental stage. "We know this is possible and the next step is to define the method and present the product to fish producers. I can imagine that in the future the processing method will be imported into a fish processing company and the protein produced there," says Sjöfn in an interview with Fiskifrettir.
Then Sjöfn says: "In addition to testing ourselves with the production of protein mass, we are also experimenting with drying fish protein and turning it into a powder. Subsequently, it will be checked whether it can be used as an additive in other foods. The powder is white in color and tasteless and is suitable for all kinds of health products and sports food..."