What are the specific applications of Fish oil in food products?

In North America, Japan and Europe have emerged a large number of food products with Fish oil, mainly fat products, dairy products, meat products, baked goods, etc., of which edible oil and dairy products such as milk powder sales, stable quality and has been widely recognized, while the domestic Fish oil application of food types are still relatively small, what are specific, I will introduce you to specific.

This is the list of contents：

·Edible oils

·Dairy products

·Other foods

Edible oils

Edible oil is a food that is consumed in large quantities daily and has a very wide consumer base, using it as a carrier is very beneficial to increasing the intake of Fish oil. Experiments have shown that Fish oil added to salad oil at 1.5% is of good quality when stored for 4 months. There are already some commercially available edible oils abroad with Fish oil added, and these products are also suitable for general home cooking. Similar products are available in China, with DHA/EPA levels calculated to meet the authoritative I0M recommendations, and with proven cooking stability and good flavor. What is so valuable about this product is that it is an effective dose of DHA/EPA and has reached a wide range of consumers, with more than a million benefiting from it, targeting the Chinese population with a severe lack of DHA/EPA intake. More influential than the huge sales of the product is the fact that it has made more people aware of the health benefits of DHA/EPA.

Dairy products

Yogurt in dairy products is a good carrier of Fish oil due to its need for refrigeration, its high fat and protein content, its flavor, and the fact that curdled yogurt is less likely to be churned and has a lower oxygen content. It was also found that some of the peptides produced during the fermentation of lactoproteins may have antioxidant effects. Fish oil yogurt is much more stable than Fish oil buttermilk under the same conditions, and up to 2% of Fish oil can be added to yogurt to achieve a good balance of flavor, coagulation, and lactic acid bacteria growth and added nutritional value. There is therefore a broad consensus that infant formula powders need to be fortified with DHA.

Other foods

In addition to edible oils and dairy products, eggs are another widely used food product for Fish oil applications through the addition of fishmeal or Fish oil to chicken feed. Abroad, bread is a food that is consumed in large quantities by most people, and Fish oil-rich white bread has been a bestseller in Denmark since it was introduced in 1990. Fish oil is also commonly added to energy bars and sausages, usually at the end of the mix, at a rate of around 1% to 5%, mostly in the form of Fish oil emulsion, and it has been shown that the healing process in baking has no significant effect on oxidation.

Although many successful Fish oil applications have been marketed, it should be recognized that many factors affect the quality of Fish oil applications, including the initial quality of the Fish oil, the processing, and the storage temperature of the product. Due to its inherent qualities and the complexity of the food system, Fish oil needs to be added to foods in a proportion that ensures the nutritional value of the product.