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    How to add gelatin to flour

    • Last Update: 2017-07-13
    • Source: Internet
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    Introduction: Flour eating friends will be very concerned about the quality of flour, so how to add edible gelatin in flour? The addition of edible gelatin will make flour look brighter, and it will have certain elasticity after cooking Do not add too much gelatin into flour Many people think that gelatin has certain harm, and gelatin is widely used in our life It is mainly used in edible gelatin, or industrial gelatin and pharmaceutical gelatin Edible gelatin generally does not cause certain harm to the body, but if too much edible gelatin is added, it will also have a certain impact So how to add edible gelatin to flour? Is edible gelatin harmful to the body? Now, please give us a detailed introduction about this knowledge Gelatin is a kind of protein hydrolyzed from the collagen part of animal's connective tissue or epidermis It is a natural protein product, which contains 18 kinds of amino acids and is easy to be digested and absorbed by human body Therefore, gelatin is a kind of food material with high nutritional value Gelatin is a product processed from pig skin and cow hide The principle of production is: collagen in pig skin and cow hide is converted into gelatin through hydrolysis and other processes Collagen is the most important protein component in animal skin and bone For example, collagen in collagen fiber of dermal connective tissue accounts for 98% of dry dermis Gelatin is a kind of biomacromolecule, which has some properties of polymer When the dried gelatin is mixed with appropriate amount of water, the outer layer of gelatin will expand slowly As time goes on, the swelling phenomenon gradually develops to the inner layer of gelatin, which is called "swelling" When the expanded gelatin is heated above 35 ℃, it will form a uniform solution with water Gelatin solution (the mixture of gelatin and water, to be exact) is solid below 25 ℃, and liquid above 25 ℃ If gelatin is decomposed by microorganisms or some enzymes, it will lose this temperature dependent property Even at 4 ℃, the gelatin solution will remain liquid In the process of using edible gelatin, attention should be paid to the use method When food enterprises use gelatin, they usually soak it in cold water for 60 minutes to make it fully absorb water and expand; then, they melt it in a water bath under 80 ℃ When melting, the temperature should not be too high, because too high a temperature will reduce the viscosity of gelatin When melting gelatin, the principle of "how much to use, how much to soak and how much to melt" should be adhered to The time of placing gelatin solution should not exceed half a day, so as not to affect the quality characteristics of viscosity, emulsification, stability, etc When melting gelatin, the time should not be too long, otherwise, the quality of gelatin will be reduced What we said above is how to add edible gelatin to flour? It is necessary to pay attention to the addition of edible gelatin into flour, and understand the application of gelatin Xiaobian reminds you that eating gelatin is not a natural substance after all If you add too many things, it will also cause certain harm to the body, so you should not eat too much gelatin in your normal diet To learn more about food additives and food safety, you can directly log in to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob
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