Fish protein isolate

Fish protein isolate is a protein ingredient made from whole fish, used for nutritional fortification.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Fish protein isolate by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted, with conditions21 CFR 172.340retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Extracted and purified from fish, with the oil and other fractions removed.

  • Not vegan
  • Not vegetarian
  • May raise a halal question
  • May raise a kosher question

Every name it appears under

1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.

As it appears in regulation

  • Fish protein isolate

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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