Abstract:
PURPOSE: Provided are a method for easily separating pigment from chitin by-products and Crustacean and a coloring agent for fish and laying hen using the same pigment as a main component. CONSTITUTION: The method for separating pigment from Crustacea or chitin by-products comprises the steps of: collecting the waste water generated from a decalcium procedure in an acid treatment process of Crustacea or a chitin production process, and the waste water generated from an alkali treatment process of Crustacea or a deprotein procedure of a chitin production process; mixing the waste water; regulating the hydrogen concentration of the waste water mixture to an appropriate pH; precipitating pigment and collecting it, wherein the optimal pH is pH 4 or less; and the precipitation is carried out by using 0.05 to 0.5 wt.% of silicic acid or silicate. The coloring agent for fish or laying hen contains 0.5 to 5 wt.% of gelatin, 80 to 99 wt.% of glucose and 0.01 to 0.1 wt.% of antioxidant.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Provided are a method for easily separating pigment from chitin by-products and Crustacean and a coloring agent for fish and laying hen using the same pigment as a main component. CONSTITUTION: The method for separating pigment from Crustacea or chitin by-products comprises the steps of: collecting the waste water generated from a decalcium procedure in an acid treatment process of Crustacea or a chitin production process, and the waste water generated from an alkali treatment process of Crustacea or a deprotein procedure of a chitin production process; mixing the waste water; regulating the hydrogen concentration of the waste water mixture to an appropriate pH; precipitating pigment and collecting it, wherein the optimal pH is pH 4 or less; and the precipitation is carried out by using 0.05 to 0.5 wt.% of silicic acid or silicate. The coloring agent for fish or laying hen contains 0.5 to 5 wt.% of gelatin, 80 to 99 wt.% of glucose and 0.01 to 0.1 wt.% of antioxidant.