In the current food industry, almost all food additives are used, especially in countries where the food industry is relatively developed. As an additive, edible gelatin has been widely used to make candy additives, frozen foods, and so on.
The importance of edible gelatin as an additive in candy
It is reported that over 60% of the world's gelatin is used in the food and confectionery industry. In candy production, gelatin is used to produce soft candy such as milk sugar, protein sugar, cotton candy, fruit juice soft candy, crystal flower soft candy, and gum sugar.
Why can gelatin be widely used in candy
Gelatin has the function of absorbing water and supporting. After gelatin particles are dissolved in water, they can attract and interweave with each other to form a layered network structure, and agglomerate with the temperature drop, so that sugar and water can be completely filled in the gaps of gel, so that soft candy can maintain a stable shape, even if it bears a large load, it will not be deformed.
明膠在不同糖果的添加量
明膠在糖果中的一般加量為5%～10%。在晶花軟糖中明膠用量6%時(shí)效果最好。在橡皮糖中明膠的加量為6.17%。在牛軋?zhí)侵袨?.16%～3%或更多些。在糖果粘液的濃糖漿中加量為1.15%～9%。糖味錠劑或棗子糖果的配料要求含明膠2%～7%。在糖果生產(chǎn)中，使用明膠較淀粉、瓊脂更富有彈性、韌性和透明性，特別是生產(chǎn)彈性充足、形態(tài)飽滿的軟糖、奶糖時(shí)，需要凝膠強(qiáng)度大的優(yōu)質(zhì)明膠。
