Low cross-linking gelatine

A gelatine product comprising a gelatine composition obtainable by a process for the preparation of a gelatine blend comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a gelatine extract or a series of gelatine extracts, differing in bloom and viscosity,
• b) subjecting a portion of one or more of the gelatine extracts of step a) to an enzymatic treatment to obtain one or more enzymatically treated extracts having a viscosity that is lower than that of the respective extract before said enzymatic treatment, while maintaining the bloom substantially unaffected, the enzymatically treated extracts comprising less than 1.5 w/w % of gelatine-derived peptides having a molecular weight of less than 2000 Da, wherein said enzymatic treatment is carried out using one or more endoproteases,
• c) selecting one or more gelatine extracts of step a),
• d) combine the selected one or more gelatine extracts of step c) and blend with one or more enzymatically treated extracts of step b) to provide a gelatine composition having a lower viscosity as compared to that of the said combined selected extracts of step c) without being blended with said selected one or more enzymatically treated gelatine extracts of step b), while maintaining the bloom substantially unaffected,
• wherein the gelatine composition has an increased crosslinking time as measured by the time point where the viscosity value is higher than 60,000 mPa·s in a 20% gelatine solution in water after addition of 0.4 w/w % formaldehyde to the gelatine solution at 50° C.