Jiliding Marine Biotech Co., Ltd.

Jiliding Marine Biotech Co., Ltd. makes fish gelatin and fish collagen peptide at Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. The company was set up by Japanese and Israeli investors who worked on developing fish-derived gelatin and collagen as an alternative to the bovine and porcine material that dominates the gelatin trade.

Both products start from fish scales, with tilapia scales as the stated raw material. Collagen is extracted from the scales and then broken down by enzymatic hydrolysis to a molecular weight below 3,000 daltons, which gives a cold-water-soluble peptide powder. The gelatin line stops short of hydrolysis and retains the gelling function, and is used where a marine-source gelling agent is needed.

Because the raw material carries no mammalian origin, the products are used where religious or dietary restrictions apply, and the collagen is produced in a dedicated kosher facility. Applications named by the company are dairy processing, gummy sweets and other confectionery, beverages and nutritional supplements.