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.

There are many additives on the market, but not all additives are harmful to our health. On the contrary, one of them is edible gelatin, which is not only harmless to us, but also has a high nutritional value. In addition, there is a carrageenan widely used as an additive. What is the difference? Let’s take a look.