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Gelatin vs Agar - What's the difference?

gelatin | agar |

As nouns the difference between gelatin and agar

is that gelatin is a protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc while agar is a gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.

gelatin

English

(wikipedia gelatin)

Alternative forms

* gelatine

Noun

(en noun)
  • a protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
  • an edible jelly made from this material
  • a thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects
  • :* {{quote-magazine
    • , date= , year=2010 , month=April , first= , last= , author=Frank Zullo , coauthors= , title=Imaging Prehistoric Sunrises , volume=38 , issue=4 , page=50 , magazine=Astronomy , publisher= , issn= , url= , passage=For both images I placed a Kodak 4.0 neutral-density gelatin filter over the lens to reduce the Sun's brightness. }}

    Synonyms

    * when used as a gelling agent

    Derived terms

    * gelatinous

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

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    • References

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    agar

    English

    (wikipedia agar)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
  • (chemistry) An agarose, the principle constituent of the commercial gel.

    • Synonyms

    * agal-agal * agar-agar * when used as a stabiliser and gelling agent

    Anagrams

    * ----