The invention provides a film comprising a phosphoprotein preparation,
wherein the phosphoprotein preparation has been obtained by partially
cross linking a partial hydrolysate of casein or a caseinate, a source of
one or more physiologically acceptable cations, and a plasticizer. The
film is preferably edible and substantially soluble. In particularly
preferred embodiments, the source of one or more physiologically
acceptable cations comprises natural milk calcium phosphate, and the
plasticizer is glycerol.