What is Jello?

Question

Is Jello a solid, liquid, or gas?

Answer 1

What is Jell-O®?
Dietary gelatin is a long molecule called a polymer. Poly is a Latin word that means 'many', and a 'mer' is a building block – chemically speaking. More specifically, gelatin is a polypeptide. Polypeptides are polymers in which every third mer unit is a Glycine molecule.

Gelatin is used in marshmallows and yogurt. It coats medicines to make them easy to swallow. It is found in casinos - coating playing cards, and it binds match heads together. It is used in forensic science to simulate human
tissue. Gelatin is also used to clarify beer after brewing.

How is Jell-O® Made?
In their natural form, polypeptides are crystallized, and are called
collagen. Polypeptides occur in the hides, bones, and connecting tissue of mammals. In collagen, polypeptides have a triple helix which is similar in structure to DNA which is shaped as a double helix. Collagen is not watersoluble, so it needs to be modified to make gelatin (see the adjacent flow chart).

The first step in the manufacture of gelatin from collagen is to dissolve the collagen. This is done by boiling in either a strong acid, or a strong base. During the process, the polypeptide molecules are broken in a process called hydrolysis, and unraveled. Type A polypeptides from the acid process are a
little different from the type B polypeptides formed by the base process.

The next step is to neutralize the systems. Acid is added to the basic solutions, and base is added to the acidic solutions. After this, some Jell-O® is made at the plant. Hot water is added, and all the stuff that shouldn't be in there (pig hair, bone chips, etc.) is filtered out. The next step is to boil off as much water as possible, and then let it chill. After the Jell-O® is made, it is
dried and ground up.

What happens when I make Jell-O®?
Polypeptides, like Jell-O®, are soluble in water at high temperatures (40C+), but not at lower temperatures. When a water solution of Jell-O® is cooled, the molecules attempt to return to their triple helix state. This begins at several points in the solution simultaneously. A given polypeptide chain is
likely involved in several short helices along its length. In order for one helix segment to grow, it must unravel another helix. The final state is one in which molecules are frozen in place, in a configuration that they would prefer not to be. The molecules form a loose network in three dimensions, filled with fluid;
that is, if some of this fluid is removed, the network dries, and the gel shrinks. If fluid is added, the network stretches, and the gel expands. It's not quite stable, but it's not changing either so it is called 'metastable.'

Answer 2

neither.

A gel is neither a liquid or a solid, but a mixture containing both liquid and solid mixed together. The solid part is a very fine, three-dimensional network, providing countless microscopic pores which are filled with liquid. This network is usually made up of very large molecules, like the proteins in gelatin, the modified starches in set yogurt or the polyvinyl alcohol in 'slime'.

Answer 3

jello is made from gelatin (crushed animal bones) when mixed with water (well back in the day, that's what they used, but i'm sure they use some type of manmade chemical, so it's a solid. Water(liquid) is added to the gelatin (solid)

Answer 4

Hope this doesn't turn you off about jello, because I love it!

Gelatin (also gelatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless, which is created by prolonged boiling of animal skin, connective tissue or bones. It has many uses in food, medicine, and manufacturing. Substances that contain or resemble gelatin are called gelatinous.

Answer 5

Well, it's made from the rendered hooves of horses , cows, pigs. also their ligaments, hides, gross parts. I forget. It is solid. powder. It only turns liquid when , um, liquid is added. I think they do make a vegan gelatin option, It's called agar agar, from a sea vegetable. used extensivally in Japan. It is a natural thickening agent too, look on the back of your ice cream box, it's a very coommon ingredient.

Answer 6

Jello is made with GELATIN...
Gelatin is defined as a "product obtained from partial hydrolysis of collagen derived from natural sources such as skin, connective tissue, and bones of animals."
The raw materials used in the production of gelatin are from healthy animals and include cattle bone, cattle hides and fresh, frozen pigskins. In the North American market, these raw materials are basically sourced from government-inspected meat processing facilities.
Eat pudding. Jello is made with gelatin and gelatin is made from animals.

Answer 7

Powdered horse hooves. So, at some point a solid. At another point liquid.

Answer 8

A solid. It's ground hooves from animals.

Answer 9

Are you kidding me?

It is a viscous solid. It is wobbly and is easily made. It comes in a variety if different flavors, and you can put fruit or candy inside. You can buy it at Albertsons and make it yourself.

Answer 10

I would have to say it is horse hooves, liquified. More like..... solid with squish capabilties.