Kraft Foods makes Knox Unflavored Gelatine. Gelatin comes from collagen, which is part of the bones and connective tissue of animals. Manufacturers extract, concentrate, and purify gelatin to get the final product. Gelatin is a common ingredient in making molded foods. In addition, Knox Gelatine has a number of other potential benefits ranging from cooking to household to health.
Recipes
Knox Gelatine has no flavor, it is soluble in water and it is a thickener. This gives it potential as an ingredient in a wide range of recipes, and Kraft Foods’ website lists over 60 recipes using Knox Gelatine as an ingredient. These recipes include appetizers such as shrimp mold, and sauces such as tomato aspic or zesty cranberry orange relish. A benefit to using Knox gelatin in desserts is to be able to have firm desserts without baking. You can use it in no-bake desserts including cream pies, cheesecakes and fruit sorbets. Other possible uses are in fruit jams and jellies, and in gelatin desserts such as cranberry sangria mold or fruit bars.
Plants
As a pure protein product of collagen, Knox Gelatine supplies nitrogen. Plants require nitrogen to grow. For plants growing outside in nature, nitrogen comes from decaying organic matter or decomposing dead plants and animals. Houseplants need another source of nitrogen, which they often get from fertilizer. However, the Knox website emphasizes that fertilizer supplies inorganic nitrogen, whereas a benefit to the organic nitrogen in Knox Gelatine is that it releases more slowly and is less likely to be toxic. The “Gelatine” section of the Knox website recommends watering houseplants plants once a month with a mixture of one pouch of Knox Gelatine and one quart of cool water.
Weight and Beauty
Knox Gelatine has six calories per serving, or 25 calories per envelope. Each envelope makes two cups of gelatin, giving the product potential for a low calorie dessert. People who are watching their weight or counting calories can benefit from this. Also, you can use unflavored gelatin to make a number of different masks and scrubs using household ingredients. Some possibilities are a pineapple scrub for natural peeling and acids, a golden yogurt mask with honey to help circulation and seal pores to moisturize skin or a lemon astringent to decrease skin oiliness. No official national organization has verified the possible benefits of these ingredients or recipes.
Different Applications
The Knox Gelatine website lists many different benefits. You can save money by making your shampoo last longer. Do this by adding to your shampoo a half pouch of gelatin mixed with water to increase the protein content of your shampoo. Another suggestion is to increase the shelf life of fish by freezing it in a solution of gelatin, lemon juice, and water. Finally, the website states that photographers use Knox Gelatine to help them develop their film transparencies.
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