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Gelatin vs Jello - What's the difference?

gelatin | jello |

As nouns the difference between gelatin and jello

is that gelatin is a protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc while jello is a dessert made by boiling gelatin in water.

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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    jello

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Jell-O * Jello

    Noun

    (-)
  • A dessert made by boiling gelatin in water
  • * 1940 , , 2004 Houghton Mifflin ed., ISBN 0618526412, page 306,
  • The jello was gone in five minutes and the cigarette smoked.
  • * 2002 , Rich Zubaty, Your Brain Is Not Your Own , ISBN 1589391306, page 159,
  • Distribution of cherry jello was stepped up to college campus towns across America.
  • * 2006 , Xana, Harvest Moon , AuthorHouse, ISBN 142593000X, page 178,
  • She didn't want to eat anything heavy and decided that jello had zero fat content.