Leaf Gelatine

We supply leaf gelatine in both Pork and Beef, Bronze strength, and will shortly be stocking both Silver and Gold pork leaf gelatine.

This special form of gelatine is commonly known as Leaf gelatine, or  sheet gelatine. It is great for use in all recipes that call for gelatine. It is widely used in professional kitchens, but is also perfect for the home chef, for making delicious desserts, confectionary, pates and other meat dishes.

The gelatine is cut into squares and has a netlike pattern that is a result of the production process. At first glance, this and the elasticity of the sheets make sheet gelatine look more like an artwork.

The great advantage of sheet gelatine is that it can easily be divided into portions according to recipe instructions and is thus easy to use during cooking.

Sheets result in a clearer, more transparent final product than powder.

Gelatine sheets come in four separate grades, which are bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Each grade is associated with various “bloom strengths,” or their ability to set a gel. This means that gram for gram, platinum will set a stronger gel than gold, silver a stronger gel than bronze, etc.

The bloom strength for each grade is:

• Bronze: 125-135
• Silver: 160
• Gold: 190-220
• Platinum: 235-265

To compensate for the fact that one sheet has a higher bloom strength than another; each grade of gelatine has a different weight, making their overall ability to set a gel, more or less equal. For example:

• Bronze: 3.3g
• Silver 2.5g
• Gold: 2.0g
• Platinum: 1.7g