Gelatin FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What is gelatin?

Gelatin is a natural soluble protein extracted from animal collagen. It features excellent gelling, thickening, stabilizing and film-forming properties. It is a safe, odorless, and tasteless food additive widely used in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial fields.

Q2: What types of gelatin do you supply?

We provide full-series gelatin, including porcine gelatin, bovine gelatin and fish gelatin. Grades cover food grade and pharmaceutical grade with complete Bloom strength from 100 Bloom to 300 Bloom for different application needs.

Q3: Are your gelatin products safe and certified?

Yes. Our gelatin is 100% natural with no harmful additives. It is certified with ISO22000, HACCP, HALAL and KOSHER, fully compliant with FDA and EU food safety standards, safe for global export and commercial use.

Q4: What is the difference between food grade and pharma grade gelatin?

Pharmaceutical grade gelatin has higher purity, stricter microbial control and lower heavy metal content, specially used for hard capsules, soft capsules and medical excipients. Food grade gelatin is mainly applied in candy, jelly, dessert, yogurt and meat products with stable edible safety.

Q5: What Bloom strength options are available?

We supply 100, 120, 150, 180, 200, 220, 250, 280 and 300 Bloom. Higher Bloom strength means stronger gelling power. We also support customized Bloom and viscosity according to customer formulas.

Q6: What are the main applications of gelatin?

Food grade gelatin is widely used for gummy candy, marshmallow, jelly, pudding, ice cream, yogurt and meat products. Pharma grade gelatin is used for capsule shells and tablet coatings. It can also be used in cosmetics and industrial thickening and bonding fields.

Q7: Can you customize gelatin specifications?

Yes. We support customized Bloom strength, viscosity, mesh size (20–80 mesh) and packaging. OEM and private label services are available for bulk wholesale clients.

Q8: What is your packaging and shelf life?

Standard package is 25kg/bag (kraft bag with inner PE bag). The shelf life is 24 months in cool and dry storage conditions. Custom packaging is acceptable.

Q9: Do you provide free samples?

Yes, we offer free gelatin samples for quality inspection. Customers only need to bear the shipping cost, which is convenient for formula testing before bulk orders.

Q10: What is your MOQ and delivery time?

We have flexible MOQ for trial orders and bulk orders. Stock products can be delivered in 3–7 working days. Customized production orders will be arranged according to order quantity.

Q11: Is your gelatin halal and kosher approved?

Yes. Our mainstream gelatin products are HALAL and KOSHER certified, suitable for Middle East, European, American and global markets with religious dietary requirements.

Q12: Does your gelatin have peculiar smell or impurities?

No. Our high-purity gelatin features high transparency, pure taste, no odor, no precipitation and low impurity content, ensuring stable quality for finished products.