Gelatin
CAS: 9000-70-8
Category: Peptides
| Purity | Pharmaceutical Grade (USP/EP/JP); Food Grade (FCC); Gel strength 80–300 Bloom; Moisture ≤14% |
| Molecular Formula | Protein mixture |
| Molecular Weight | Variable polymer (typically 15000–300000 Da) |
| Appearance | Light yellow to amber powder, granules, or translucent flakes |
| Packaging | 100 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 5 kg, or 25 kg fiber drum, kraft paper bag, or HDPE bag with polyethylene inner liner |
| Testing Indicators | Appearance — Visual inspection; Identification — FTIR and amino acid profile; Gel strength (Bloom value) — GMIA/ISO method; Viscosity — Brookfield or Ubbelohde viscometer; Moisture — Loss on Drying (USP <731>) or Karl Fischer titration; pH — USP; Ash — USP <281>; Protein content — Kjeldahl nitrogen determination (AOAC); Heavy metals — ICP-MS/ICP-OES; Microbial limits — USP <61>/<62>; Particle size — Sieve analysis; Sulfur dioxide (where applicable) — AOAC/FCC methods. |
| Storage Notes | Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place below 25°C with relative humidity below 60%. Keep container tightly sealed and protected from moisture, direct sunlight, strong odors, and microbial contamination. |
| Lead Time | 10 days |
A natural collagen-derived biopolymer widely used as a pharmaceutical excipient, capsule shell material, tablet binder, stabilizer, food gelling agent, thickener, emulsifier, cosmetic ingredient, cell culture substrate, photographic material, and biomaterial for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications.