How to make vegan gummy bears?
A colorful and cute loveable gummy bear is a lot of people’s childhood memories, and now people are very fond of eating. But did you know that their taste can be so tough and springy that they can rely on gelatin as the main raw material for soft candies? And gelatin is made from animal bones and skins!
Gelatin is composed of protein derived from collagen, which is mainly refined from tendons, ligaments, or other mammalian tissues into a clear, light yellow, odorless gelatinous substance.
The skin and bones of pigs or cows are cut into pieces, cleaned, degreased, and then baked, then soaked in acid or alkali to remove minerals and bacteria. The clean animal tissue is thrown into a huge boiler and boiled at high temperatures to extract the gelatin, which is then filtered and separated from impurities and made into flakes or powder, which is commonly known as gelatin.
It may sound a bit scary, and the original gummy bears are made of animal bones! Don’t worry, because the gelatin production process is very complicated and thorough. Domestic and foreign gelatin products are not specifically classified as meat or animal food, so basically it’s not really a meat product! However, if you are vegan because of your beliefs, it is recommended that you first check the packaging for gelatin when you buy gummy candy.
Gelatin is a thickening agent in food additives, increasing the consistency of food and preventing liquid food from layering. In addition to gummy candies, sweets such as pudding, mousse cake, or cheesecake are added. In addition, many capsule shells are also made of gelatin. In addition to food, gelatin is also added to cosmetics as a thickening agent and skin conditioner. It is often used in hair sprays, facial masks, and shampoos to increase product viscosity. It shows that gelatin is closely related to our daily lives!
In this way, are vegetarians unable to enjoy such delicious sweets as gummy and mousse? how to make vegan gummy bears? In fact, in addition to animal refinement, there are also plant-based food thickeners, such as seaweed, cold weather powder, Jilly T, which are made from seaweed cell wall extraction. They are rich in dietary fiber, in addition to providing a sense of popping teeth, but also can catch a lot of moisture, making the volume expand and increasing the feeling of satiety. Here’s how to make a vegan gummy candy.
How to make a vegan organic strawberry milkshake fudge:
1、Soak the cashews in advance for more than an hour or overnight, then dry them.
2、Put the strawberries in a blender and blend until it is close to 70ml.
3、Then add agave nectar/maple syrup/coconut nectar mix, pour in coconut oil, cashews, and blend with the blender until a smooth milkshake shape is formed.
4, then add coconut flour and mix until it becomes thick, then you can taste and see if you still need to add sugar.
5, then use a spoon to add to the heart-shaped chocolate mold, put the mold in the freezer for more than half an hour, and then take it out and eat it.
You can make vegan gummy bears according to your taste, and the practice is very simple. The gummy bear making machine is commonly used in candy processing factories to make candy. It can process different types of candy, and of course, vegan gummies can also be made.
Advantages of the gummy bear machine:
1、Adjustable speed and digital display.
2、The temperature of the air outlet is adjustable and can be displayed digitally.
3、Equipped with coating gun.
4、The head of the pot can be changed as needed.
5、The pot is equipped with a removable baffle.
6、Small size, 220V power supply, easy installation.
7、The air inlet is equipped with a filter.
The production line is composed of a jacketed dissolving pot, gear pump, storage filter, storage tank, discharge pump, color and aroma stirrer, color and aroma mixer, precipitator, cooling tunnel, electric control cabinet, etc. The candy production line is an advanced continuous equipment for producing different sizes of candies, which is the ideal equipment for saving cost and producing high-quality products.