Gelatine is produced from renewable natural raw material, not from
genetically modified materials, and is not chemically modified.
Gelatine is obtained by partial hydrolysis (this is a controlled degradation
of the molecular chain) of the structural macro-protein collagen, which
occurs in the skin and bone of animals. During this process, collagen -
which is insoluble in water - is transformed into gelatine, which is soluble
in warm water.
Gelatine contains nine of the ten essential amino acids and therefore has a
substantial nutritional value.
Amino acids are vital for life. In nature, amino acids are linked together
in lengthy and complex polypeptides or proteins. The pattern of the amino
acids, the length of the molecular chain and the type of side chains
determine
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