Commercial uses of Gelatin

Gelatin is one of the common proteins derived from collagen, which is the vital constituent of all white fibrous connective tissues occurring in the animal body. On hydrolysis, the collagen yields a series of degradation products called gelatin.

The connective tissue is well known in the form of cartilage, sinews, skin or ossein. The hides, skins, bones, sonews or any other suitable caliginous substances form the raw stock for the commercial manufacture of gelatin.

Gelatin is insoluble in water, but absorbs moisture and swells up. In united stated, nearly 90% of Gelatin is manufactured from the hide stocks and remaining 10% is from ossein.

Gelatin finds extensive use in both food industry and non- food or chemical industries. The jellying properties of gelatin are made use of in the food industry , particularly in the manufacture of desserts, jellied meat and soups, marshmallows, jellied candies and other form of confectionery.

Gelatin exerts a powerful productive colloid action and this advantage is made use of in the commercial ice cream production. Gelatin finds wide use in chemical industries, especially from photography to fabric printing.

Gelatin constitutes an important role in the preparation of photographic emulsions.Gelatin has diversified uses in medicine as well. In pharmaceutical industries, gelatin is used in the manufacture of capsule.

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