A relatively high correlation (R2=0.85) between total
carotenoid content (mg kg1 mince) in the precipitate
after protein extraction and total amount of extracted
proteins (mg g1 mince) was observed. A relatively high
correlation (R2=0.54) between total carotenoid content
in the precipitate and total amount of extracted astaxanthin
(mg kg1 mince) was also observed.