As product development and manufacturing demands continue to evolve, manufacturers are seeking ingredient solutions that can adapt to diverse formulations, processing systems, and market expectations.
Gelken develops gelatin and collagen solutions designed to support broader application possibilities, production compatibility, and scalable product innovation across global industries.
Edible Gelatin
Key Functions
- Builds elastic and chewy texture
- Supports stable gel formation
- Helps maintain product shape
- Improves mouthfeel and bite
Scope of Application
Gummy candies, jelly sweets, marshmallows, fruit gels, chewy candies, and other confectionery products.
Edible Gelatin
Key Functions
- Improves smooth and creamy texture
- Supports stabilization in dairy systems
- Helps reduce syneresis
- Enhances product consistency
- Suitable for chilled and dessert formulations
Scope of Application
Yogurt, pudding, mousse, cream desserts, panna cotta, dairy desserts, and chilled gel products.
Edible Gelatin
Key Functions
- Supports water retention
- Helps improve product structure
- Enhances sliceability and firmness
- Improves processing stability
Scope of Application
Ham, sausages, canned meat, meat jelly, aspic products, seasoned meat products, and processed meat formulations.
Collagen Peptides
Key Functions
- Supports protein enrichment
- Helps expand functional food possibilities
- Suitable for clean and flexible product concepts
- Good compatibility with powders and beverages
Scope of Application
Protein snacks, nutrition bars, functional beverages, instant powders, fortified foods, and wellness-focused food products.
Pharmaceutical Gelatin
Key Functions
- Supports flexible and durable capsule shells
- Suitable for oil-based and liquid-fill products
- Provides film-forming performance
- Helps improve sealing and shaping stability
Scope of Application
Softgel capsules, oil-based preparations, liquid-fill supplements, vitamin capsules, and nutraceutical softgel products.
Pharmaceutical Gelatin
Key Functions
- Supports stable capsule shell formation
- Provides suitable viscosity control
- Helps maintain capsule strength and clarity
- Suitable for automated capsule production
Scope of Application
Hard capsules for pharmaceutical products, nutraceutical products, herbal preparations, and supplement formulations.
Pharmaceutical Gelatin
Key Functions
- Supports tablet binding and granulation
- Helps improve tablet hardness and integrity
- Enhances formulation stability during processing
- Suitable for coating and film-forming applications
Scope of Application
Tablets, coated tablets, granules, solid dosage forms, pharmaceutical binders, and film-forming systems.
Pharmaceutical Gelatin, Collagen
Key Functions
- Supports suspension stability
- Helps improve viscosity and texture control
- Reduces sedimentation in liquid formulations
- Suitable for liquid and semi-liquid pharmaceutical systems
Scope of Application
Pharmaceutical syrups, oral suspensions, liquid preparations, pediatric formulations, emulsified systems, and semi-liquid dosage forms.
Collagen Peptides
Key Functions
- Suitable for protein enrichment
- Good solubility in powder formulations
- Easy to blend with other nutrients
- Supports flexible dosage design
Scope of Application
Collagen powders, protein blends, meal replacement powders, beauty nutrition powders, and healthy aging formulations.
Collagen Peptides
Key Functions
- Suitable for ready-to-drink and instant beverage formats
- Supports clear and smooth formulation concepts
- Easy to combine with vitamins and minerals
- Supports product innovation for health markets
Scope of Application
Collagen drinks, functional beverages, beauty drinks, sports nutrition drinks, instant beverage powders, and wellness drink formulations.
