Ultra-micro crayfish shell powder

Slows digestion, boosts nutrition

As a functional additive for surimi, it forms a dense gel network that inhibits protein hydrolysis, thereby reducing protein digestibility while enhancing satiety and improving nutritional properties.

Mengting, Chen · Su, Yan · Sun, Zhida · Ma, Aimin · Xiong, Guangquan · Qiao, Yu · Sheng, Chen · Wu, Wenjin · Wang, Lan · Shi, Liu

Food Chemistry 2025

Advantages

Reduced protein digestibility and hydrolysis in surimi with ultra-micro crayfish shell powder

Larger digestate particle size, enhanced cholesterol-lowering activity, and increased essential amino acid release compared to control

Most significant effects (p<0.05) with ball milling combined with irradiation powder (MID)