Gelatine enthralls TV audience: XXL Marshmallow

GELITA supports German TV stations Pro7 and ZDF


GELITA AG disperses the positive image of gelatine to a wide public. This interest has now been taken up particularly by TV stations interested in the healthy and versatile protein.

As an example, the German TV station “Pro7” asked the world market leader in gelatine, GELITA, for help in producing a program. This was to be presented in conjunction with their popular knowledge program “Galileo”, and they were looking for something special: an XXL marshmallow – a candy that is particularly popular. Once GELITA had provided the production company with the recipe and a suitable t ype of gelatine, millions of viewers were able to watch the production of a 150 kg marshmallow that was then cooked on a skewer over an open fire!

How exactly is gelatine, in particular leaf gelatine, produced? This was the question that Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen (ZDF),



Gelatine enthralls TV audience: XXL Marshmallow

one of Germany’s public TV stations, wanted answered and explained to its viewers. A production unit from the station was then sent to GELITA to film the production of leaf gelatine. However, the team was so enthused that they filmed the entire production process. ZDF later presented the film on April 28.