With the continuous improvement of China’s economic level, people have put forward higher requirements for food quality and food safety, and food manufacturers are constantly utilizing biotechnology to improve different foods. Bioactive peptides are widely used in health/functional foods because they have good functions and can be absorbed by the human body without causing damage. Therefore, it is important to study the application of bioactive peptides in health/functional foods.

Bioactive peptides have appropriate acid-base and thermal stability, and also have outstanding moisturizing effect and water solubility, so these substances can be applied to food manufacturing. As far as the current development is concerned, the application of bioactive peptides is good, and the application prospect is very broad.

Application in sports food

Bioactive peptides have good absorption, when the human body ingested, can be obtained in a short period of time the energy provided by such substances, and then restore the physical strength of the consumer, so they are often used in sports food. And bioactive peptides have a certain role in promoting the recovery of athletes’ sports injuries. At present, the bioactive peptides manufactured and applied to sports food mainly include silkworm pupa peptide, soybean peptide and so on.

In the military food and military have drugs

Military food, as an important part of industrial food, needs to ensure the quality and utility of food because of the specificity of its application object. The application of bioactive peptides in military food and military drugs can be divided into 3 categories:
①Bioactive peptides are usually applied to compressed cookies and energy recovery bars because of their good absorption.
② Some bioactive peptides have good antibacterial properties, so they are used in military medicine, usually used in conjunction with antibiotics to enhance the effectiveness of drugs and reduce side effects.
③ Part of the active peptide has a food preservation effect, in the application process can enhance the taste of military food.

Application in food additives

Biologically active peptides will also be used directly as food additives, in addition to having a good anticorrosion and preservation of freshness, but also can directly change the food aroma and taste, and its gradual application to baby food, so as to reduce the burden on the stomach of infants. However, the application content needs to be strictly controlled, usually not more than 3.0g-kg-1.