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Elyasi H, Rahimi H, Sepahvend A. Gelatin: advantages and disadvantages of gelatin from plant and animal sources. pbp 2020; 2 (1) :35-41
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1- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
2- Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran , fungimed44@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (3199 Views)
Gelatin is a solid and transparent material that has wide application in various industries, especially for the production of food and pharmaceutical. This material is mainly made from meat, skin and bones of pigs and cows around the world. The industrial process of gelatin production is a long and costly process. It seems; these sources of gelatin production may be harmful to health. Therefore, this study was aimed at reviewing the alternative sources of gelatin production and the disadvantages and benefits of each of them. Relevant articles were searched from Google Scholar, Pub Med, Scopus, Science direct, and Cochrane library. According to the results of this article, gelatin with a source of animal can have many harmful effects on human health. While it is possible to produce good and useful gelatin using plant sources. Nowadays, from materials such as agar, pectin, carrageenan and konjac that are mentioned above, and as well as other materials, very good gelatins are prepared. And further researches are needed to find the rich sources of good gelatins or to find plants that have appropriate gelatin. In total, in gelatin, there are 18 types of amino acids, and of 10 amino acids needed for the body, 9 are in gelatin. In total, gelatin is introduced safe by the FDA.
Note: This article has been revised and rewritten due to the request of the corresponding author from the journal "Plant Biotechnology Persa" due to the use of unreferenced contents. In October 2023, the journal " Plant Biotechnology Persa " accepted the revised version of article following the COPE rules. Formerly title of paper: Gelatin, halal or haram?.
 
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Received: 2019/12/28 | Accepted: 2020/04/18 | Published: 2020/06/20

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