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  2. Gelatin - Wikipedia

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    Gelatin is used as a binder in match heads [39] and sandpaper. [40] Cosmetics may contain a non-gelling variant of gelatin under the name hydrolyzed collagen (hydrolysate). Gelatin was first used as an external surface sizing for paper in 1337 and continued as a dominant sizing agent of all European papers through the mid-nineteenth century. [41]

  3. You really don't want to know what gelatin is made of - AOL

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    Okay, so I wasn't lying when I said that gelatin is made from some classic farm animal parts. Gelatin comes from animal skin, bones, ligaments, and tendons because they are a huge source of the ...

  4. Sorbitol - Wikipedia

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    Sorbitol (/ ˈ s ɔː (r) b ɪ t ɒ l /), less commonly known as glucitol (/ ˈ ɡ l uː s ɪ t ɒ l /), is a sugar alcohol with a sweet taste which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose, which changes the converted aldehyde group (−CHO) to a primary alcohol group (−CH 2 OH).

  5. Glycine - Wikipedia

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    Glycine is thought to be a hepatic detoxifier of a number endogenous and xenobiotic organic acids. [44] Bile acids are normally conjugated to glycine in order to increase their solubility in water. [45] The human body rapidly clears sodium benzoate by combining it with glycine to form hippuric acid which is then excreted. [46]

  6. Apparently, gelatin can cure a hangover and help prevent colds

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    Gelatin is generally made from boiling bones or animal hides. That, in turn, breaks down collagen -- which is a protein. Then, that collagen cools and re-forms into -- ta-da! -- gelatin.

  7. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Parts-per-million cube of relative abundance by mass of elements in an average adult human body down to 1 ppm. About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium ...

  8. Does Gatorade Hydrate You? - AOL

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    The verdict when it comes to if Gatorade is hydrating is this: It absolutely does hydrate the body and can even do so more effectively than water. But that doesn’t mean you should drink it ...

  9. Gelatin dessert - Wikipedia

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    As the gelatin cools, these bonds try to reform in the same structure as before, but now with small bubbles of liquid in between. This gives gelatin its semisolid, gel-like texture. [20] Because gelatin is a protein that contains both acid and base amino groups, it acts as an amphoteric molecule, displaying both acidic and basic properties.