Yogurt is a familiar substance in our lives and is almost drunk by everyone. There are many types of yogurt, some of which are very thick, while some of which are very thin. Different types of yogurt have different flavors. Have you ever noticed its ingredient list? Many yogurts contain edible gelatin. What is the role of edible gelatin in yogurt?

We often eat gelatin raw materials, such as sweet and sour pork ribs, water-soaked tendons, bone broth, etc. When we eat pork, we also eat it with skin, so there are tens of thousands of tons of annual consumption. The technology used in the production of pharmaceutical gelatin should be used to improve quality and strong management should be adopted to reduce bacterial contamination. This requirement allows the user to melt gelatin, especially when applying a tight ratio of gelatin and water. When producing hard capsules, gelatin added is three times the weight of water. If there are fine particles in the glue powder, the fine powder will clump when it meets water.

As the name implies, pharmaceutical gelatin is used in the production of pharmaceutical products. Their uses: Some pharmaceutical products are produced directly, such as cod liver oil; while some are produced indirectly, such as hard capsules. It is used as a drug packaging. Pharmaceutical gelatin is an important fine chemical material with a wide range of applications. However, in the past, apart from the technical specifications of “gelatin” listed in the pharmacopoeia, there was no official standard for pharmaceutical gelatin.

The ingredients used to produce edible gelatin are different from industrial gelatin. They require fresh, strictly quarantined bones or raw skins of pigs, cattle and other animals, without any chemical treatment, and are dried and crushed in a fully enclosed assembly line. Pharmaceutical gelatin, like edible gelatin, photographic gelatin and industrial gelatin, is a gelatin product classified according to the different uses and quality index requirements of gelatin.

Gelatin is the collagen part of connective tissue such as animal skin, bones and muscle membranes, and can be degraded into white or pale yellow flakes or powder particles with a slight gloss. It is a colorless, odorless, non-volatile, transparent and hard amorphous material that is soluble in hot water and insoluble in cold water, but can slowly absorb water, swell and soften. Depending on the gelatin, it can be divided into edible gelatin, pharmaceutical gelatin, photographic gelatin and industrial gelatin.

We can see gelatin in many medicines and healthy foods. It is mainly used for the outer packaging of products. Many people have questions when they see this ingredient gelatin? What is its impact on health? Is gelatin edible? In fact, eating the right amount of gelatin is good for health. Gelatin is a type of collagen that is not what we understand as plastic gum. Next, the pharmaceutical gelatin manufacturers will then introduce the health effects of gelatin in detail.