Application of animal food by-products in meat processing

Abstract

The animal food by-products, such as a whey and an egg white etc, are yielded in processing the food products. The animal by-products, like as the blood and the bone etc, are also derived in the disjoint of livestock. These products are often thrown out in the process of manufacturing the products. However, it is known that some of the animal food by-products and the animal by-products are nutritious and include bioactive components. Moreover, some of them are available as the food additives through their useful potencies. This review is an outlook for an animal by-products and an animal food by-products, and their nutrition and bioactivities including our reports. In addition, the functions and usages of egg white and whey in a meat processing are briefly described.