What is gelatin?

Gelatin:1:an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods; 2:a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin; 3:a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects.

Answered - 287 days ago at 10:31pm on Apr 30 2011

Gelatin is just a processed version of a structural protein called collagen that is found in many animals, including humans. The gelatin you eat in Jell-O comes from the collagen in cow or pig bones, hooves, and connective tissues. ChaCha again soon!

Answered - 765 days ago at 2:19pm on Jan 08 2010

Gelatin: An odorless, colorless substance obtained by boiling a mixture of water and the skin, bones, and tendons of animals.

Answered by Richard L. - 790 days ago at 2:38pm on Dec 13 2009

Gelatin is a translucent, brittle, nearly tasteless solid substance, extracted from the collagen inside animals' skin and bones.

Answered by Shawn B. - 935 days ago at 1:46am on Jul 22 2009

Gelatin is an odorless, colorless substance obtained by boiling a mixture of water and the skin, bones, and tendons of animals.

Answered by Patricia S. - 938 days ago at 11:42pm on Jul 18 2009

Gelatin: a colorless, odorless and flavorless mixture of proteins from animal bones, connective tissues and other parts as (MORE?)

Answered by Thomas B. - 994 days ago at 6:40pm on May 23 2009

Gelatin is a glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by boiling.

Answered by Kimberlee B. - 1051 days ago at 7:12am on Mar 28 2009

Gelatin is a colorless, flavorless thickening agent that is used to give body and is by-product of meat processing. More? ChaCha!

Answered by Christy S. - 1051 days ago at 4:44pm on Mar 27 2009