With the aim of producing casein hydrolysates for dietary use, the optimization of the hydrolysis conditions, using pepsin, for increasing di- and tripeptide contents was studied. The hydrolysates were fractionated by size-exclusion HPLC and the rapid Correct Fraction Area method was used for quantifying the peptides. The results showed that in order to have the best peptide profile for special diets, certain parameters, such as pH, enzyme:substrate ratio and temperature need to be fixed. Also, the production costs must be taken into account.
dietary supplement; enzymatic hydrolysis; casein; peptides; pepsin
