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1. Production
The role of gelatin in the food industry
With gelatin, the food industry has an ingredient :
natural, not derived from genetically or chemically modified raw materials;
as it contains 9 of the 10 essential amino acids;
multifunctional, thanks to its ability to retain water (gelling, thickening, foaming, viscosifying, binding, emulsifying, film-forming);
adaptable, as gelatin can be made to measure (adapted particle size, gel strength, viscosity, etc.);
recognized in the agri-food industry, giving the product containing it that hitherto unrivalled pleasant texture.
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Economic data
The global industry produced 255,000 tonnes of gelatin in 1999, with Western Europe predominating (44% of world production), followed by North America (21%), Asia and Australia (16%) and South America (15%) (tables 1 and
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