According to embodiments, a dry powdered composition which may be reconstituted to provide a gelatin product includes powdered gelatin and a pelletized colorant. The pelletized colorant includes a pigment-protein complex and at least one encapsulating agent for encapsulating the pigment-protein complex. The pelletized colorant has a rate of dissolution of less than 2 grams/minute in water having an initial temperature of from about 95°C to about 100°C. In another embodiment, a dry powdered composition is disclosed comprising : powdered gelatin and a pelletized colorant comprising : a pigment-protein complex and at least one encapsulating agent encapsulating the pigment-protein complex. In yet a further embodiment a method of making a powdered gelatin composition is disclosed, the method comprising : mixing powdered gelatin with a pelletized colorant comprising : from about 0.1 wt% to about 40 wt% pigment-protein complex based on the weight of the pelletized colorant and from about 60 wt% to about 99.9 wt% encapsulating agent based on the weight of the pelletized colorant, wherein the pelletized colorant has a rate of dissolution of less than 2 grams/minute in water having an initial temperature of from about 95°C to about 100°C.De conformidad con modalidades, una composición en polvo seca la cual se puede reconstituir para proveer un producto de gelatina incluye gelatina en polvo y un colorante granulado. El colorante granulado incluye un complejo de pigmento-proteína y por lo menos un agente encapsulante para encapsular el complejo de pigmento-proteína. El colorante granulado tiene una velocidad de disolución de menos de 2 g/minuto en agua que tiene una temperatura inicial de aproximadamente 95ºC hasta aproximadamente 100ºC. En otra modalidad, se describe una composición en polvo seca que comprende: gelatina en polvo y un colorante granulado que comprende: un complejo de pigmento-proteína y por lo menos un agente encapsulante que encapsula el complejo de pigmento-p
