Food additive · Gelling agent

Gelatin

A gelling protein made from animal collagen (pork, beef or fish). Not vegetarian.

  • Food additive
  • Thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent
  • Ultra-processing marker
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

No concern Level 0 of 4 How concern levels work

A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points gelatin costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Animal-derivedInfo

    Made from animal collagen; not vegetarian or vegan. Pork gelatin is not halal or kosher unless certified. [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list gelatin

296 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list gelatin. The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
No
Vegetarian
No
Gluten-free
Depends on the source

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (20)
  • gelatin
  • gelatine
  • beef gelatin
  • fish gelatin
  • gelatin beef
  • gelatin pork
  • pork gelatin
  • halal gelatin
  • bovine gelatin
  • kosher gelatin
  • gelatin capsule
  • gelatin softgel
  • gelatine bovine
  • softgel gelatin
  • gelatine de porc
  • gelatine de boeuf
  • hydrolyzed gelatin
  • unflavored gelatin
  • gelling agent gelatin
  • gelling agent gelatine

Sources

  1. 21 CFR 182.1 Substances that are generally recognized as safe

    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), U.S. Office of the Federal Register · Nov 22, 2016 · Law

    ecfr.gov