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A senior lecturer at the USUE Department of Biotechnology and Engineering, Ivan Brashko has developed a collagen-containing food supplement from fish offal. The product helps to absorb protein many times better.
The raw materials used by young scientist were fish scales, skin and fins. He processed the offal with enzymes got from fish mucus. As Ivan Brashko says, he set for himself a goal to help the human body get a sufficient amount of collagen. Collagen is found in meat, fish, eggs, but the enzymes contained in the gastrointestinal tract do not break down the proteins of collagen-containing raw materials because of their nature.
Ivan Brashko spent five years working on a product that helps break down protein into peptides and amino acids that humans need. According to the researcher, he did not invent a new technology, but he achieved his product contains almost a quarter more enzyme lysate than its analogues.
“The method turned out to be not only environmentally friendly but also resource-saving. Fish offal is not thrown away, it does not pollute the environment, but is recycled. This method allowed us to obtain 24% more active enzymes and 17% more protein compared to analogues. And the supplement is absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract many times faster,” explains Ivan Brashko.
The food supplement, being a powder, can be added, for example, to minced meat or pate. In the future, the supplement will be tested on other types of products. At the end of 2024, one of the Moscow research institutes confirmed the effectiveness and safety of Ivan Brashko’s food supplement. Now the young scientist is working on obtaining a patent for his development.
This February, the senior lecturer of the USUE Department of Biotechnology and Engineering received the Sverdlovsk Region Governor’s Prize for the best scientific development in agricultural sciences.
“The recognition of applied development is always pleasant. It implies the appreciation of the work of the research team and the activities of the entire university,” the young scientist says.
Ivan Brashko is a USUE graduate. In 2023, he completed his postgraduate studies in Industrial Ecology and Biotechnology. To date, he is the author of about 60 scientific papers and articles included in the list of the Higher Attestation Commission and the Russian Science Citation Index.
