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gelatin

[jel-uh-tn] / ˈdʒɛl ə tn /




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Some cosmetics, medicines and supplements contain gelatin, animal fats, alcohol or other ingredients whose origins matter to observant consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Because they arrive fully trimmed, they can go straight into a low, slow smoke or a gentle braise, where the collagen breaks down into gelatin and the meat becomes tender enough to shred.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

A smaller percentage also have sensitivity to dairy and have to avoid gelatin and products containing it—including Jell-O, gummy bears and even gelcap pain relievers—as well as medications made in mammalian cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

"His moody, meticulously composed silver gelatin portraits shaped how audiences saw stars like Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Dev Anand, Meena Kumari and Dilip Kumar," the curatorial note says.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

Oiled, with tube bones cut from bronze and sunk in gelatin, the robots lay.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

It is a mix of sugar, corn syrup, gelatins, gums, colorings and flavorings that include chocolate, licorice, cinnamon, lemon, lime, orange, wintergreen and clove.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2018

The modern winemaker has access to a vast armamentarium of interventions, from supercharged lab-grown yeast, to antimicrobials, antioxidants, acidity regulators and filtering gelatins, all the way up to industrial machines.

From The Guardian ● May 15, 2018

Hans Riegel, a second-generation German confectioner who helped bring the bear-shaped, fruit-flavored gelatins known as gummi bears to candy lovers all over the world, died Oct.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2013

Cyclamates are also used in puddings, gelatins, salad dressings, jams and jellies, ice cream and practically all diet foods.

From Time Magazine Archive

Spoons are used for grape fruit and oranges, when cut in halves and put upon a plate, for soft-boiled eggs, puddings, custards, and gelatins.

From The Etiquette of To-day by Edith B. Ordway




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