What is gelatin? What is the use of making cakes?

Used in many dishes, gelatin contributes to the creation of delicious desserts such as chewy marshmallows and cool jellies. In addition, gelatin has many amino acids and collagen, so it is widely used in skin beauty and joint pain relief. To learn more about gelatin, let’s find out!

What is gelatin?

Gelatin is a tasteless, odorless, transparent or yellowish protein widely used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food industries.

When used in food processing, gelatin helps the food to bind, and stabilize its shape. Being able to withstand low temperatures, gelatin-based dishes can be stored comfortably in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator . In foods, gelatin comes in two forms: leaf form and powder form.

Forms of gelatin

Leaf Gelatin

For the leaf form, you don’t need to measure how much gelatin to use for each dish, as each gelatin leaf weighs 2g .

When using gelatin leaves, you must soak the leaves in cold water for 10 minutes (the ratio of water must be 5 times the ratio of the leaves), then take out the softened gelatin leaves and gently squeeze out the water , so it can be used. Okay.

Use 3 gelatin sheets for 250ml of liquid .

With gelatin leaves, when used, there is leftover. You put it in a bag, tightly covered, in a humid, light place (not direct sunlight).

Gelatin powder

Gelatin powder does not need to be soaked in water , you just need to weigh the right amount of gelatin to put in the food. Then mix gelatin powder into water and pour into the solution to be frozen, or can be mixed with baking powder.

For 250ml of liquid you should use 6g of gelatin powder .

For powder form, you must use within 48 hours once the powder pack has been opened .

Note : If gelatin is added to the boiling mixture, the gelatinization ability will be lost. So you can only add gelatin while the mixture is still hot.

For acidic liquids , you need to use more than usual .

3 Uses of gelatin in baking

Gelatin is not only used in the production of marshmallows and fruit jellies. Besides, gelatin is one of the indispensable ingredients to create delicious desserts such as pudding, mousse, panna cotta,…

When using gelatin in baking , the ingredients in the cake will stick together, stabilize the shape, making them look more beautiful and delicious . In addition, it also helps to make the cake softer and more spongy.

Gelatin related questions

Where to buy gelatin? How much?

Gelatin is sold a lot in bakeries, large supermarkets or on e-commerce sites such as Tiki, Shopee, Lazada,… Powdered gelatin costs about 350,000 – 380,000 VND / kg, gelatin Leaf form will cost about 50,000 VND/leaf.

How to preserve gelatin without spoiling?

With powdered gelatin , if you have opened the package, it must be used up within 48 hours , after 48 hours the powder will be reduced in quality or clumped unusable.

With leaf gelatin , store it in a cool, dry place and not near a place with hot heat, it will easily melt.

How to preserve gelatin without spoiling?

How is gelatin powder different from jelly powder?

There are many people who confuse gelatin powder and jelly powder, in fact these two powders are completely different.

• About gelatin powder : Derived from collagen found in animal bones and skin, gelatin powder only needs to be cold to expand and help the cake to solidify.
• About jelly powder : Completely extracted from nature, the main ingredients are red apple and seaweed. Jelly powder has the ability to freeze 8 times than gelatin, but jelly powder needs to be boiled on the stove to dissolve evenly, the finished product will be crispy and denser than gelatin.

What are the health benefits of gelatin?

Not only makes the food delicious and beautiful, gelatin also has many health benefits such as:

• Improve bone and joint problems , limit bone pain, arthritis, osteoarthritis in many ages.
• Improve brain function , improve memory, increase concentration, reduce symptoms of schizophrenia.
• Effective weight loss support by gelatin is rich in fiber, low in calories, so it helps you feel full for longer, limiting appetite to maintain a healthy physique.
• Beautify skin and hair , help hair grow thicker, stronger.

Gelatin has many health benefits

Who shouldn’t eat gelatin?

Although also a fairly common food and used as an ingredient for many dishes, however, the following groups of people should limit and it is best not to use gelatin in cooking:

• People with liver failure, severe heart failure, kidney failure or diseases of blood clotting disorders.
• Pregnant and lactating women , although there are no exact studies, but it is best not to use gelatin in cooking, if you want to use it, you must consult a professional doctor.

Through the above information, hopefully people will have a better understanding of gelatin and have a better way to use it in cooking. I wish you success.

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