Surprising things made from animal products
Match the by-products to their surprising uses:
Tallow (獣脂) - animal fat
Gelatine (ゼラチン) - made from boiling animal hooves
Carmine (カーマイン) - crushed insects
Starbucks strawberry drinks, food colouring, lipstick, textiles
Polymer banknotes (shiny stuff), lipstick, candles
making jelly, matchheads, developing photos
Carmine
Polymer Bank notes
Tallow - makes things shiny - banknotes
Gelatine - jelly, matchheads
Carmine - red colouring - lipstick, strawberry drinks
Q: How did people react when they learned that insects are in their Stabucks strawberry drinks?
Q: How did people react about tallow in their banknotes (US, Canada, Australia)
Carmine: Vegetarians and vegans complained and now Starbucks has replaced it with colouring made from tomatoes
Tallow: In the UK people complained saying it was “unacceptable to millions of vegans, vegetarians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in the UK”. Some Hindu temples in the UK banned the £5 note. The UK is still using the notes.
Rennet (レンネット) - enzyme (酵素) found in a young cow’s 4th stomach
Isinglass (アイシングラス) - made from swim bladder of fish
Guanine (グアニン) - powdered fish scales
Shampoo, Nail polish, eye shadow, plastic, fake pearls - makes things shiny
Cheese - separates milk and water
Beer and wine - used to make liquid clear
Rennet - cheese
Isinglass - Beer and Wine
Guanine - eye shadow, nail polish, plastic
Of course, vegans and vegetarians are upset that fish scales are used in beer. To avoid it, you can drink cloudy beer
Q: Does learning about these by-products make you hesitate to consume them?
Sources:
http://parsonsuk.com/10-animal-products-surprising-uses/
https://www.businessinsider.com/15-surprising-things-that-contain-animal-products-2014-3?IR=T