Fish Gelatin
Fish Gelatin is a thermoreversible gelling protein produced by hot-water extraction of cleaned fish skin and, less often, scales and bones. It is the principal non-mammalian gelatin available at industrial scale and is the default route for halal, kosher, and pescatarian gelatin applications.
The polypeptide pool covers the same 50 to 250 kDa range as mammalian gelatin, but its lower content of proline and hydroxyproline gives it a lower melting point and lower bloom strength on a like-for-like basis.
We source bulk Fish Gelatin from top China manufacturers for our partners, working with several of them. The manufacturers are in Guangdong and Jiangsu. A smaller requirement can ship in a combined container with other ingredients.
Please send the grade you need, the volume and your destination port, and we will come back with a solution and a price.
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- Packaging
- 25 kg kraft paper bag with PE inner liner
- ISO 9001
- HACCP
- Halal
- Kosher
Specifications
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Light yellow to amber granules or powder |
| Bloom Strength | 100–280 Bloom (various grades) |
| Protein Content (dry basis) | ≥ 85.0% |
| Moisture | ≤ 12.0% |
| Ash Content | ≤ 2.0% |
| pH (6.67% solution, 60°C) | 4.0–6.0 |
| Viscosity (6.67%, 60°C) | 2.0–6.0 mPa·s |
| Sulfur Dioxide | ≤ 40 ppm |
| Arsenic (as As) | ≤ 1 ppm |
| Lead (as Pb) | ≤ 1.5 ppm |
| Total Plate Count | ≤ 1,000 CFU/g |
| Salmonella | Negative/25g |
| Purity/Assay | ≥ 85% |
| Moisture/Loss on Drying | ≤ 12% |
| Particle Size/Mesh | 20 - 80 mesh |
| Ash | ≤ 2% |
| Heavy Metals | ≤ 10 ppm |
| Yeast & Mold | ≤ 100 cfu/g |
Common Markets Grades
Fish Gelatin is graded by bloom strength, source species, and thermal class.
Cold-water grades from cod and pollock skin typically deliver 70 to 150 g Bloom and melt below body temperature, which makes them suited to flavour-release formats such as nutraceutical softgels. Warm-water grades from tilapia and pangasius reach 180 to 260 g Bloom, comparable to medium-bovine grades, and behave more like conventional mammalian gelatin in gummy and capsule manufacture.
Pharmaceutical fish gelatin is produced to Ph. Eur. and USP capsule monographs, with halal and kosher certifications maintained on segregated lines.
Spray-dried instant grades are produced for cold-soluble applications including instant desserts and cosmetic masks.
Applications
- Halal and kosher gummy confectionery, jellies, and pastilles
- Soft and hard pharmaceutical capsules for non-mammalian dosage forms
- Vitamin and supplement gummies in pescatarian product lines
- Dairy desserts, mousses, and yogurts where mammalian gelatin is excluded
- Microencapsulation of fish oils, flavours, and heat-sensitive actives
- Edible films and coatings for fresh produce and confectionery
- Wine and juice fining where animal-source restrictions apply
- Cosmetic peel-off masks and hydrogel sheet masks
- Hemostatic sponges and surgical sealants in medical-device manufacture
- Photographic and silver-halide emulsions for specialty imaging
- Aquaculture feed binders and bait formulations
Brands Using Fish Gelatin
Widely-distributed consumer products that list Fish Gelatin on the ingredient label.
- NeoCellMarine Collagen Capsules (Fish Gelatin Capsules) ↗NeoCell's Marine Collagen capsules are explicitly delivered in fish-gelatin shells (120-count and 300-count SKUs), demonstrating use of fish gelatin as a pescatarian capsule wall for marine collagen + hyaluronic acid supplementation.Label verified 2026-05-24
- Great Lakes WellnessMarine Collagen (MSC-certified, wild-caught fish) ↗Great Lakes Wellness produces collagen and gelatin from grass-fed cattle hides and sustainably sourced wild-caught fish; the company's marine line is MSC Certified, illustrating a pesco fish-derived collagen/gelatin application from the same producer historically known for beef gelatin.Label verified 2026-05-24
Brand names, product names and logos are the property of their owners. They appear here as published evidence that the ingredient is used, taken from the brand's own label or website. Their appearance is not an endorsement, and it does not mean the brand buys from us or from any manufacturer listed on this site.
China Manufacturers of Fish Gelatin
Top Fish Gelatin manufacturers in China.
Guandong Audima Bio-tech Co., Ltd.6 ingredients in the directory
Guangdong Audima Bio-tech Co., Ltd.3 ingredients in the directory
Guangdong Wisheed Technology Co., Ltd.5 ingredients in the directory- Jiliding Marine Biotech Co., Ltd.2 ingredients in the directory
Company names and logos are the property of the manufacturers themselves. They are listed here because our own directory records them as producing this ingredient. A listing is not an endorsement by them, and we do not represent them or speak on their behalf.
How We Help Source Fish Gelatin
Direct Factory Sourcing
We run the whole process: selecting the manufacturer from the top Chinese food ingredient producers, negotiating the price, verifying quality, and coordinating the logistics. You deal with us instead of with several factories at once.
Original Packaging and Documents from the Manufacturer
The manufacturer sends your Fish Gelatin out of its own factory in the original packing, through to your destination port. The COA, COO, MSDS, TDS and any certifications reach you from the manufacturer as well.
Free Samples and Lead Time
We send 100 to 500 g free for your own laboratory to test and you cover only the courier, usually within 2 to 3 working days. ETD is usually within 7 to 15 days once the order is confirmed, and we check that date against the factory's own manufacturing schedule before we give it to you.
Combined Shipment
We can load Fish Gelatin together with other ingredients such as Collagen Peptide, Soy Protein Isolate and Fish Collagen Peptide into one 20' FCL. If your quantity is small, we can also ship LCL.
Regulatory Status
Fish Gelatin is regulated as a food ingredient and as a pharmaceutical excipient in most jurisdictions.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration treats edible fish gelatin as generally recognized as safe when produced from clean, sound fishery raw materials. Fish allergen labelling applies under the Food Allergen Labelling and Consumer Protection Act.
In the European Union, Regulation EC 853/2004 covers it for collagen and gelatin of fishery origin, with fish listed among the mandatory allergens in Annex II of Regulation EU 1169/2011. Ph. Eur. monographs apply to pharmaceutical and capsule grades.
Halal and kosher certifications are widely available. JECFA treats gelatin as a food rather than a food additive and has not assigned a numerical limit.
Manufacturing Process
Production begins with washed and trimmed fish skin sourced from filleting operations. The skin is demineralized with dilute acid, then briefly conditioned with a mild acid or alkaline pretreatment depending on species and target bloom.
The conditioned skin is extracted in successive hot-water passes between 45 and 70 degrees Celsius, with cold-water species extracted at the lower end of the range to protect chain integrity. The extracts are filtered, deionized through ion-exchange resins, and concentrated under vacuum.
The concentrate is sterilised, chilled to a gel, dried on belt or net dryers, milled, and blended to specification.
Because fish gelatin has a lower proline-hydroxyproline content than bovine or porcine gelatin, gelling and drying steps run at lower temperatures to maintain functionality.
