gelatin
mixture of peptides and proteins derived from connective tissues of animals
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Summary
gelatin is a mixture[1]. gelatin ranks in the top 3% of mixture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,945 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: polymer network gel[3]
- Has use: nutriment[4], food thickener[5], animal glue[6], excipient[7]
- Commons category: Gelatin[8]
- Has part(s): carbon[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gelatin[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition[13]
- Different from: hydrolyzed collagen[14]
Why It Matters
gelatin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] gelatin is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]