This invention discloses a method for improving the
thermal stability of ready-to-eat fish
gelatin jelly, belonging to the field of aquatic food product technology. The method includes: rehydrating
dried fish gelatin at low temperature, heating and boiling, and filtering to obtain fish
gelatin juice; adding
calcium chloride to the fish gelatin juice to pre-regulate the fish gelatin
system using
calcium ions; mixing the
ion-pre-regulated fish gelatin juice with κ-
carrageenan sol, and promoting cross-linking of fish collagen
protein and polysaccharides through the bridging effect of
calcium ions; and finally, filling, sealing, high-temperature sterilization, and cooling to obtain ready-to-eat fish gelatin jelly. By combining
ion pre-regulation with
polysaccharide cross-linking modification, a uniform and dense composite gel structure is constructed, significantly improving the
thermal stability,
gel strength, and resistance to water separation of the ready-to-eat fish gelatin jelly. This allows the product to maintain its complete
solid gel morphology at 37 ℃, effectively solving the problem of traditional fish gelatin jelly easily
softening and liquefying after being removed from the
cold chain. It is suitable for
room temperature storage and transportation and industrial production of ready-to-eat fish gelatin products.