Optimizing Extraction Conditions for Chicken Feet Gelatin

Optimum conditions for gelatin extraction from chicken feet subjected to liming and neutralization processes were determined in terms of the effects of extraction temperature and time on the yield and physicochemical properties of gelatin using response surface methodology. The yield of gelatin increased with the increased extraction temperature and time, whereas viscosity and hardness only increased up to certain levels of temperature and time, and decreased thereafter. Based on the physicochemical properties, the optimum conditions for gelatin extraction were determined as for 3 h 40 min.