Preparation of Collagen Peptide from Fish Skin

Preparation of Collagen Peptide using Fish Skin as the collagenous source

The process technology comprises of five steps namely (a) alkaline pre-treatment, (b) lipase pre-treatment, (c) hydrolysis, (d) concentration and (d) spray drying. The uniqueness of the present process is the alkaline pre-treatment with low concentration of alkali that favours enhanced yield of the collagen peptide (around 29.0%).

• High yield of product
• It is a sustainable solution for utilizing fish skin wastes from the fish processing industry.
• This technology is not associated with generation of wastewater or solid waste i.e., Zero Discharge Process.
• This technology not only provides a fool-proof solution to an environmental problem but enables the industry to secure significant financial returns.