A shrimp is a small shellfish with hard shell-like covering called an exoskeleton that protects them. Shrimps are consumed worldwide. With higher consumption, the amount of waste (leftover) has also increased. Shrimp has only 50% meat and rest 50% is discarded as shells, head and tail. With an increased consumption and processing of shrimps comes the problem of managing the waste. India alone generates 150,000 tons of shrimp waste per annum.

Nizona Marine Products Private Limited (NMP), is the first company in India to export Fish Ossein (De-mineralized fish scales). NMP supplies Fish Ossein to various collagen manufacturers in India too. NMP, via its network of collagen manufacturers in India, exports Collagen Peptides to Poland, SriLanka, Japan, Australia, Philippines, Singapore and is growing year on year. The Collagen Peptides supplied by NMP are manufactured in GMP, Halal, Kosher, ISO, FSSAI and EU certified facilities. NMP offers both powder and granulated versions of fish collagen peptides manufactured from Fish Ossein obtained from aquaculture fish varieties – Labeo Rohita and Labeo Catla, popularly known as Rohu and Catla in India. NMP has recently added EU certified Marine Collagen Peptides manufactured from the scales of Deep Sea Fish varieties like Pink Perch, Croaker etc. NMP started exports of Fish Collagen Peptides from India in November 2022 under the brand IKIGEN and is expanding into new countries since then. NMP, since its inception, has been offering dried fish scales as raw material to collagen peptide producers globally and also specializes in production of Ossein and Collagen peptide due to it’s ability to source collagen raw materials abundantly. We offer: 1) Dried fish scales and fish skin raw materials 2) De-mineralized fish scales (Ossein) 3) Collagen peptide (Brand:IKIGEN)

OSSEIN – A Precursor to collagen Ossein ( Protein ) is a process where the dried fish scales are demineralized and calcium is removed from the scales (also called decalcification). The scales are made ready for collagen peptide extraction. Demineralized fish scales are also called decalcified fish scales. ‘Demineralized fish scales ( Ossein )’ is a collagen precursor pretty close to 100% protein once moisture is deducted. We obtain it by removing minerals matters from fish scales. Ossein has recently gained popularity as an alternative material to fish skin for marine collagen production. Our Ossein-making process is an environment-friendly process, wherein we recycle a considerable quantity of water and reuse the same water in the ossein-making process. We have two types of fish scales Ossein: 1. DOS- Deep Sea Fish Scales Ossein 2. FOS- Freshwater Fish Scales Ossein

Dry Fish Scales The origin of fish scales is from deep sea, shallow sea and fresh water (rivers and lakes). The scales are washed multiple times with clean water and sun dried or machine dried. No chemicals are used. Moisture percentage controlling and packaging are monitored carefully. Our fish scales are mainly used in producing ossein or collagen peptide. We supply scales from below: DEEP SEA, WILD CAUGHT FISH (D-DFS) Pink Perch (Nemipterus Japonicus), Croaker (Johnius SPP), Emperor (Lethrinidae SPP), Red snapper (Lutjanus SPP), Barracuda (Sphyraena), Bulleye (Priacanthus Hamrur), Lizard fish (Saurida tumbil), Sweet lip (Diagramma SPP).

Chitosan is derived from chitin. Chitosan is made by treating (deacetylating) the chitin shells of shrimp and other crustaceans with an alkaline substance. It is a biodegradable regular polymer with numerous benefits like non-harmfulness, bio similarity, and biodegradability. The amino group in chitosan leads to significant protonation in neutral solution, increasing with increased acidity (decreased pH) and the DA-value. This makes chitosan water-soluble and a bioadhesive which readily binds to negatively charged surfaces. It can be applied in numerous fields, especially in medicine. As a delivery carrier, it has great potential and couldn’t compare up to different polymers. Due to their stability and biocompatibility the nanoparticles produced from chitosan derivatives can be used to deliver drugs. For research and development of new nano vaccines and nano drugs, chitosan based nanoparticles have great potential in the future.

IKIGEN Fish Collagen Peptides supplied by NMP come in different grades. We offer hydrolysed collagen peptides powder and hydrolysed collagen peptides granular forms. The process of hydrolysis helps break the larger molecules into smaller ones and makes collagen more bioavailable and easier for absorption. The molecular weight of The molecular weight of the collagen peptides we offer ranges from 800 to 5000 Daltons. The hydrolysed collagen peptides are Halal certified and enables us to supply the product in countries where Halal Certification is a must. We started the exports of Collagen Peptides from India in November 2022 and since then we have been successfully exporting the product in Australia, SriLanka, Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Poland. Our manufacturing plants are EU certified and we have a successful track record in exporting EU certified collagen peptides from India. NMP is a trusted fish collagen supplier from India. We have collagen manufacturing partners in different countries and we offer bulk collagen peptides manufactured in India, Japan and Taiwan. We are bulk collagen suppliers to various contract manufacturers and brands in the dietary supplements, food and beverages, pet foods and animal nutrition domain. If you are looking to source bulk collagen peptides from Asia or India, you can trust NMP for the right quality, stable supply, competitive pricing and complete regulatory support with thorough documentation.