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12 Collagen
The global collagen market is expected to reach 4.6 billion USD by 2023. In 2018,
the market was valued at 3.5 billion USD with a 5.2% estimated growth rate annually.
This includes collagen and hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed collagen making a larger
share of the market. The marine sourced collagen shows constant growth as the
industry seeks alternatives to bovine and porcine sourced collagen. Main drivers of
growth for the collagen market are the increased use in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics
and food industry (Research and Markets 2019).
Companies which are commercially producing collagen and/or collagen peptides
from aquatic sources include Nitta Gelatin which has been in the business of gelatin
since 1979. Gelita AG, Weishardt Group, Darling Ingredients, Connoils, Lapi Gelatine S.p.a and Gelnex are some other companies which are key producers of gelatine.
The produce gelatin and collagen peptides for various target markets include food,
cosmetics and pharmaceutical. They produce from both aquatic and non-aquatic
sources.
Collagen plays a significant role in sustaining and improving human quality of
life. Such includes wound healing, tissue repair, disease prevention and cosmetics.
As human civilization expands and we develop new technologies to keep people
alive for longer, the tendency for injuries, diseases and need to improve appearance
increases. Therefore, an ever-growing market exists for collagen in its wide range of
applications.
12.9 Conclusion
Collagen is the most abundant protein in nature. It is present in both aquatic and
terrestrial animals. Fish is the most common source of aquatic collagen, other sources
are squid and jellyfish. Aquatic sourced collagen offers the advantage of avoidance
of the risk of mad cow disease and an alternative collagen source where ethics and
religious beliefs prohibit the use of collagen from pork or animal skin. Collagen from
aquatic source also has bioactive, mechanical and rheological properties which differ
from those of the conventional porcine collagen. This allows more diverse forms of
collagen for a wider range of applications. Most of the aquatic sourced collagens are
from the waste by-products of these aquatic resources; therefore, the extraction of a
valuable biopolymer such as collagen significantly contributes to optimal utilization
of and value addition to aquatic resources.
12 Collagen
The global collagen market is expected to reach 4.6 billion USD by 2023. In 2018,
the market was valued at 3.5 billion USD with a 5.2% estimated growth rate annually.
This includes collagen and hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed collagen making a larger
share of the market. The marine sourced collagen shows constant growth as the
industry seeks alternatives to bovine and porcine sourced collagen. Main drivers of
growth for the collagen market are the increased use in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics
and food industry (Research and Markets 2019).
Companies which are commercially producing collagen and/or collagen peptides
from aquatic sources include Nitta Gelatin which has been in the business of gelatin
since 1979. Gelita AG, Weishardt Group, Darling Ingredients, Connoils, Lapi Gelatine S.p.a and Gelnex are some other companies which are key producers of gelatine.
The produce gelatin and collagen peptides for various target markets include food,
cosmetics and pharmaceutical. They produce from both aquatic and non-aquatic
sources.
Collagen plays a significant role in sustaining and improving human quality of
life. Such includes wound healing, tissue repair, disease prevention and cosmetics.
As human civilization expands and we develop new technologies to keep people
alive for longer, the tendency for injuries, diseases and need to improve appearance
increases. Therefore, an ever-growing market exists for collagen in its wide range of
applications.
12.9 Conclusion
Collagen is the most abundant protein in nature. It is present in both aquatic and
terrestrial animals. Fish is the most common source of aquatic collagen, other sources
are squid and jellyfish. Aquatic sourced collagen offers the advantage of avoidance
of the risk of mad cow disease and an alternative collagen source where ethics and
religious beliefs prohibit the use of collagen from pork or animal skin. Collagen from
aquatic source also has bioactive, mechanical and rheological properties which differ
from those of the conventional porcine collagen. This allows more diverse forms of
collagen for a wider range of applications. Most of the aquatic sourced collagens are
from the waste by-products of these aquatic resources; therefore, the extraction of a
valuable biopolymer such as collagen significantly contributes to optimal utilization
of and value addition to aquatic resources.