Gelatin Research Paper

Gelatin. Ever heard of it? You know what it is, however you might not know what is in it. Gelatin contains animal tissues. Now that isn't just the only product that contains hidden ingredients, there is so much more. Gelatin is made from the boiling of animal connective tissues, skin, bone, tendons, and cartilage. Gelatin itself, is as hidden as the ingredients above. Gelatin is in marshmallows, yogurt, different frosted cereals, and desserts that contain gelatin or gelatin based. As well as that, another common food item is glucose, also known as dextrose, contains animal tissues, some glucose does come from fruit and not animals though. Here's something that's even more shocking, bagels. You might not have ever heard about L-cysteine, but it's a chemical that's is made up of bird feathers, human hair, and hog hair. L-cysteine is found in many different bread products. While we're on the topic of food, there's many substances that color the …show more content…
For instance, crayons have an ingredient that's known as paraffin which is made with many mammal byproducts. In beauty products, specifically, nail polish and lipstick, they both contain guanine. Companies will often list the guanine as pearl essence. Guanine contains fish scales. The company downy uses a chemical that is called dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride. Dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride is a derivative of horse, sheep, and cattle fat, mixed with ammonium. With that compound, it coats fabric and makes the fabric softer. Another example is perfume. Scents like vanilla have castoreum as an ingredient. If don't know, castoreum comes from a beaver’s castor sac, which is a gland located between the beaver’s pelvis and at the base of the tail. While on the topic of scents, candles contain a hidden ingredient also. Candles contain spermaceti, which is sperm oil. Sperm oil comes from the fat of sperm