Nitta Gelatin India

What Nitta Gelatin India does

Nitta Gelatin India Limited is a public, India-listed manufacturer of gelatin, collagen peptides, di-calcium phosphate (DCP), and chitosan, incorporated in 1975 in Kerala as an Indo-Japanese joint venture with Nitta Gelatin Inc. (Japan). The company operates a single integrated facility that converts animal bones and crustacean-derived chitin into four core industrial product lines serving pharmaceutical (capsules, haemostatic agents), food and beverage (edible/Halal-certified gelatin), animal feed/poultry (DCP as a calcium-phosphorus supplement), and agricultural/industrial (chitosan for water treatment, textiles, cosmetics) customers. Manufacturing relies on Japanese process technology licensed through the parent group, executed under GMP, HACCP, and European Regulation (EC) hygiene standards, with the Wellnex Collagen Peptides brand targeting functional health segments (beauty, bone/joint, diabetes management).

Revenue is generated through B2B direct sales of bulk industrial inputs (gelatin, DCP, chitosan, collagen peptides) to enterprise customers, supplemented by a consumer-facing retail brand (Gelixer) for edible gelatin via online channels. FY2026 sales reached Rs 588.31 crore (+11.72% YoY) with net profit of Rs 97.24 crore (+15.84%) and a Q4 operating margin of 28.07%, up from 18.05% in the prior-year quarter. The company operates with 101–250 employees, leverages branch offices in Tokyo and Morrisville (NC, USA) via its parent for international reach, and is recognized as the 4th largest player in the global collagen peptides market alongside Tessenderlo Group, GELITA AG, Darling Ingredients, and Rousselot.

Name

Nitta Gelatin India

Legal name

Nitta Gelatin India Limited

Website

https://gelatin.in

Company type

Public

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nitta Gelatin India Limited is a Kerala-based, publicly listed Indo-Japanese joint venture that manufactures gelatin, collagen peptides, di-calcium phosphate, and chitosan from animal bones for pharmaceutical, food and beverage, poultry feed, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gelatin & Collagen Manufacturing

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gelatin & Collagen Hydrolysates (Animal-Based Gelling Agents) (AFAJABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Collagen, Gelatin & Protein Hydrolysates (Animal-Derived) (AFANAGAI), Gelatin & Animal-Derived Hydrocolloids (Gelatin, Collagen, Isinglass) (AFAJAMAG), Hydrocolloids, Thickeners & Gelling Agents (Pectin, Xanthan, Carrageenan, Gelatin) (CRADAOAD), Proteins & Functional Nutrition Ingredients (Plant/Animal Proteins, Collagen, Amino Acids) (CRADAOAJ), Animal-Derived Protein Ingredients (Egg, Collagen/Gelatin, Blood/Plasma Proteins) (AFAJAHAB)

Keywords

• Gelatin manufacturing
• Collagen peptides
• Dicalcium phosphate
• Pharmaceutical capsules
• Chitosan production

Headquarters

HQ city

Cochin

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Gelatin Sales: Manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical and edible gelatin to food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.
2. Collagen Peptide Sales: Sale of Wellnex Collagen Peptides for health applications including bone/joint health, diabetes management, beauty, and general wellness.
3. Di Calcium Phosphate Sales: Sale of DCP as phosphorus and calcium supplement for poultry feed.
4. Chitosan Sales: Sale of chitosan for applications in food, pharmaceutical, textile, agriculture, water treatment and cosmetics industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nitta Gelatin India Limited manufactures and supplies gelatin (edible and pharmaceutical grades), collagen peptides (Wellnex brand), di calcium phosphate (DCP), and chitosan from animal bone and crustacean raw materials. The company operates an Indo-Japanese joint venture, leveraging Japanese manufacturing technology under GMP and HACCP systems, and serves pharmaceutical, food and beverage, animal feed, cosmetics, and industrial customers globally. A consumer sub-brand (Gelixer) markets edible gelatin for retail culinary use.

Product overview

Nitta Gelatin India operates as a manufacturer and supplier of gelatin and related biochemical products, organized around two core product lines: industrial/professional products (Wellnex Collagen Peptides, Gelatin, Di Calcium Phosphate, and Chitosan) and consumer products (Gelixer edible gelatin brand). The industrial portfolio serves food, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and cosmetics industries, while the consumer brand targets retail food enthusiasts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wellnex Collagen Peptides: Collagen peptide product line for health and wellness applications including skin elasticity, joint health, and bone health.
• Gelixer

Products and services

• Gelatin (Edible & Pharmaceutical) Premium gelatin produced from select raw material sources, available in edible (Halal certified, GMP/HACCP, European Regulation (EC) compliant) and pharmaceutical grades. Used in capsules, tablets, haemostatic agents, blood plasma substitutes, food products, and confectionery.
• Wellnex Collagen Peptides

Quantifiable outcome

• Operating profit margin improved to 28.07% in Q4 FY2026 from 18.05% in prior year quarter

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nitta Gelatin Inc. (Japan)parentOthersParent company and promoter of Nitta Gelatin India. Nitta Gelatin Inc. Tokyo Branch is located at 08-12, 2-Chome, Nihonbashi-Honchou, Chuou-Ku, Tokyo 103-0023, Japan. The company is described as an Indo-Japanese joint venture.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Italgelatine: Italian gelatin producer for pharmaceutical, edible, and technical applications. Comparable mid-tier European gelatin specialist competing with Nitta in pharma capsule and food-grade gelatin.
• Amicogen: Korean specialty ingredients producer of gelatin, collagen peptides, and chitosan. Direct competitor to Nitta across multiple product categories and named alongside it as a key global collagen peptide player.
• Weishardt Group: European (French) gelatin producer serving pharma, food, and nutrition customers. Comparable mid-sized gelatin specialist competing for similar global accounts as Nitta Gelatin India.
• Rousselot (Darling Ingredients): One of the world's largest gelatin producers, owned by Darling Ingredients. Competes directly with Nitta across pharmaceutical, edible, and collagen peptide product lines; named as a key global collagen peptide peer.
• Trobas Gelatine: Dutch gelatin manufacturer serving pharma and food end-markets. Comparable specialty gelatin producer with overlapping customer base in capsules and edible applications.
• GELITA AG: Global market leader in gelatin and collagen peptides for pharma, food, and nutrition. Direct competitor to Nitta Gelatin India in the same product categories; explicitly named alongside Nitta as a key global collagen peptide player.
• Vital Proteins (Darling Ingredients): US consumer collagen peptide brand owned by Darling Ingredients — directly comparable to Nitta's Wellnex consumer-facing collagen line targeting beauty, joint, and bone health use cases.
• Gelnex: Brazilian gelatin and collagen peptide manufacturer serving global pharma and food markets. Directly comparable in product mix and emerging-market positioning to Nitta Gelatin India.

Broad incumbents

• Viscofan: Global leader in collagen casings for meat processing, also active in collagen proteins and biopolymers. Uses collagen technology adjacent to Nitta's, with broader product portfolio and larger scale in industrial collagen applications.
• Tessenderlo Group / PB Leiner: Diversified specialty chemicals group whose PB Leiner division is a major gelatin and collagen producer. Competes in same end-markets as Nitta and is explicitly cited as a top global collagen peptide player; broader portfolio beyond gelatin gives scale advantages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/india_nitta
• Facebookfacebook.com/nittagelatinindia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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