Ingredients of edible gelatin

Introduction: Food gelatin is mainly used in food, so will food gelatin have certain harm? What are the ingredients of food gelatin? The main ingredients of food gelatin include protein, oil content and ash, plus 21 kinds of amino acids needed by human body, etc Edible gelatin is mainly used in the process of some food production, including the meat food and flour food that we often eat, plus some jelly and yoghurt, etc., the application of edible gelatin is very large, and the effect of adding edible gelatin to food is relatively good, so what is the composition of edible gelatin? Is eating gelatin harmful to your health? Please go to Baibai safety net to introduce it in detail Edible gelatin is the horn material of pig, cow, mule and horse skin (except other animal skin), which is processed by removing impurities, disinfecting and cooking to form juice, and then dehydrated to form rubber strip, film and powder granular material (commonly used powder granular glue) There are 18 kinds of amino acids in the protein of gelatin, 7 of which are necessary for human body In addition to less than 16% water and inorganic salt, the content of protein in gelatin accounts for more than 82%, which is an ideal protein source The final product of gelatin is colorless or light yellow transparent flake or particle Gelatin is insoluble in cold water, but it can slowly absorb water, expand and soften Gelatin can absorb water 5-10 times of its weight According to the different sources, the physical properties of gelatin are also different Among them, pigskin gelatin has better properties, higher transparency and plasticity Gelatin can be dissolved in hot water and form a thermo reversible gel It has excellent physical properties, such as freezing force, affinity, high dispersion, low viscosity, dispersion stability and water holding capacity Therefore, gelatin is an important food additive, such as gel and stabilizer Thickener, foaming agent Emulsifier, dispersant and clarifier are widely used What we have introduced above is the ingredients of edible gelatin The application of edible gelatin is very extensive In fact, it belongs to a kind of food additive, such as the jelly or capsule coat we often eat, and some gelatin will be added in the production process of ice cream Eating gelatin will not pose a certain threat to the body, so you can use it at ease To learn more about food additives and food safety, you can directly log in to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob