Producing Halal Gelatin Is Not Complicated

Gelatin is everywhere: food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and industrial products.

However, producing Halal gelatin is not a complicated matter. Every day, millions of Muslim women produce Halal gelatin in their kitchens. They put Halal-slaughtered meat in a pot to cook, and after cooking, the gelatin seeps into the broth of the food. It is that simple.

The process is the same in industrial production. You only need Halal raw materials, heat and water. That is enough. The key issue is that the raw materials must be obtained only from Halal sources.

Let us explain the raw materials: the bodies of all living things are mostly made of protein. Proteins are composed of different amino acids. Different amounts and different combinations of amino acids form different protein groups. The protein group that can form gelatin is called collagen.

When this protein comes into contact with hot water, it is hydrolyzed, loses its molecular bonds and seeps into the water. When the water is boiled and evaporated, the remaining substance is gelatin.

To reduce costs, animal bones and skin are usually used to make gelatin.

Of course, this industry uses 100- or 150-ton large tanks to produce gelatin. The raw materials are actually waste, such as skin, bones and parts from slaughterhouses and leather processing plants.

The process is multi-stage: heating, soaking, evaporation, drying and grinding. As mentioned above, the most important issue is to ensure that all raw materials must come from Halal sources. This means the raw materials cannot come from forbidden animals such as pigs, and all parts must come from animals slaughtered according to Halal principles and regulations.