Around 7.7 billion people currently live on earth. In 30 years, the figure is expected to rise by two billion, yet even today the supply of food and essential resources is a global challenge. It’s a good thing that GELITA produces high-quality fats, proteins and minerals in addition to gelatin and collagen peptides. Because these important ingredients can help cope with this task, and even offer customers numerous possible applications with considerable added value.

Fats, proteins and minerals are used in particular in the production of food and animal feed. Proteins can be used, for example, to improve the texture and therefore the taste experience, but also the digestibility of food and feed. And fats serve as a source of energy.

The animal minerals that GELITA extracts during the production of collagen proteins also provide an ideal source of phosphate. “The bioavailability of our calcium phosphate is significantly better than mined phosphate,” Sloot says. This is one reason why GELITA minerals are so popular in animal breeding. “The eggshells or even the bone structure of the chickens are stronger when they are fed organic phosphate.” Other plus point: Phosphates from natural deposits may be contaminated with heavy metals. Minerals such as those obtained by GELITA in the course of collagen protein production are produced in an extremely pure form. Phosphate not only plays an important role in the animal feed industry, it is also indispensable for agriculture. The majority of the phosphates extracted globally are used as fertilizer. 

Fats, proteins and minerals are by-products of gelatin production. GELITA has developed complex processes to produce high-quality ingredients. In this way, the company is making a significant contribution to sustainability: In the spirit of zero waste, GELITA recycles 100 percent of the raw materials it uses. GELITA’s fats, proteins and minerals are distinguished by their high quality. They result during the production of gelatin or collagen. After they have been separated from the gelatin, they are crushed, dissolved and purified in another step of the process. They are available in a very high quality form – depending on requirements up to the highest degree of purity required for foodstuffs. GELITA customizes the products in terms of composition, form, economy and quality to meet the requirements of the desired end product and the manufacturer’s production processes. And of course GELITA also offers its customers worldwide the same comprehensive service as for its gelatin and collagen products, helping them to tap into new markets.