Antihypertensive Peptides from Ultrafiltration and Fermentation of the Ricotta Cheese Exhausted Whey: Design and Characterization of a Functional Ricotta Cheese

Aiming at valorizing the ricotta cheese exhausted whey (RCEW), one of the most abundant by-products from the dairy industry, a biotechnological protocol to obtain bioactive peptides with angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE)—inhibitory activity was set up. The approach was based on the combination o...

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Main Authors: Erica Pontonio, Marco Montemurro, Gina Valeria De Gennaro, Valerio Miceli, Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/11/2573