In Table 2 is shown that all functional properties (gel strength, viscosity, melting point and gelling point) were higher for G1 when compared with G2. The differences between the gelatins suggested that the quality of G1 was greater than of G2. The gel properties are associated with the differences in intrinsic characteristics, such as molecular weight distribution and amino acid composition. Protein degradation fragments may reduce the ability of a-chain to anneal correctly by hindering the growth of the existing nucleation sites