Grass Fed Beef Gelatin Powder: Benefits and Recipes

Before going on a rant about the benefits of gelatin powder, it is essential to know that the source of gelatin is way more imperative than the form of gelatin.  Make sure before buying your gelatin that it is 100% organic grass-fed beef gelatin. The quality of beef gelatin powder matters, just like quality of any other food matters.

Grass Fed Beef Gelatin

Grass-fed Bovine or beef gelatin is made up of bones, cartilages, skin, muscles, and connective tissues of bovine animals.  It is usually transparent, tasteless, and odorless. Beef gelatin is available in the form of sheets or powder. The protein content is almost 82% in gelatin and inorganic salt and water content would be about 16%.

Gelatin powder is gelatin which is first dried and then broken in to smaller grains. The plus side of gelatin powder is that it can easily be dispersed and distributed in a food dish.  Usually one tablespoon of grass fed beef gelatin powder is equal to 4 gelatin leaves. You can also follow the instruction given on the box.

The benefits of grass fed beef gelatin are endless, as it is correctly labelled as super food. It is good for the health of joints and bones. It heals muscle sourness. Gelatine helps in the function of brain. Helps you feel more focused.it relieves anxiety and stress. It is also helpful in a good night sleep. It is good for your gut and liver health. It also controls blood sugar level. Beauty benefits of consuming grass fed gelatin powder include beautiful, smooth wrinkle free skin. It also strengthens hair and nails. It also helps you in reducing weight.

Let’s see how we can consume bovine gelatin powder. But, before doing so, we have to first learn how to bloom gelatin.

Measure the amount of gelatin required by the specific recipe, lightly sprinkle the measured amount of gelatin in a cold water/any other liquid as mentioned by the recipe, and allow it dissolve. Use hot water/liquid to combine the now bloomed gelatin with the recipe. Make sure to whisk properly, so there are no lumps or clumps. You can also strain the finished item for extra smoothness.

Now coming to the point, how to incorporate gelatin powder in our daily life. We are listing some ways of including gelatin in daily life.

1. Add it to your morning cup of tea or coffee. Bloom your beef gelatin powder as mentioned above; add hot boiling water and a teabag to make a yummy and healthy cup of tea. Add sweetener/sugar/honey to your taste. You can also add butter for added health benefits.
2. SMOOTHIES… who doesn’t love smoothies. They are healthy and yummy. You can make green smoothies by adding kale, spinach, and green apple or you can make a berry smoothie. Bloom your gelatin and add it to your smoothies. Blend and viola.
3. Gelatin is an excellent substitute for eggs in baked items, or should I say EGGCELLENT… you can also combine eggs and gelatin while baking bread or any other baked good. This will make it more moist and healthy.
4. For a good night’s sleep, it is not even important to follow a recipe. Just swallow gelatin powder like a supplement with a glass of milk, water, or chamomile tea.
5. You can also add gelatin to your ice creams or your breakfast porridge. Blossom your beef gelatin powder as mentioned above. Use a blender to blend blossomed gelatin and a little bit of ice cream. Now add this to the remaining ice cream. For porridge or cereals mix 1 teaspoon of gelatin powder in milk and then add porridge/cereal. This will instantly add a healthy dose of protein to your breakfast.
6. Add beef gelatin powder to your sauces, stews, soups, and gravies to thicken them.
7. You can also add gelatin powder to your bone broth and it would be a double whammy. It would not only add thickness to the broth but will make it 2x healthier and laden with amino acids.

Health and beauty bloggers are raving about collagen and gelatin supplements in their diets. Even Huda Kattan from Huda beauty talked about collagen in her diet.  Jennifer Aniston is also a fan. We should all give it a go to grass fed gelatin powder for our health’s sake.

Halal gelatin is one of the largest manufacturers of gelatin in Pakistan. They supply gelatin not only in Pakistan but around the globe like Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, and Germany.

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