ʻO ka Pepa Gelatin mai ka ʻili holoholona, ka iwi a me ka ʻiʻo me nā ʻokoʻa o nā ʻakika amino no ka ʻoihana meaʻai.
Hoʻokomo ʻia ʻo Gelatin i lokopepa gelatine, ʻAʻole maoli ka gelatin ma ke ʻano, mai ka ʻili holoholona, iwi, tendon a me nā ʻiʻo ʻē aʻe i loaʻa i ka collagen, ma hope o ke ʻano o ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa kemika, ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa hydrolysis ʻāpana i hana ʻia e ka hui ʻana o ka polypeptide heterogeneous, i haku ʻia ma mua o 20 amino acids.