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(47,245 posts) Sun Mar 20, 2022, 11:55 PM Mar 2022

Can Jell-O get moldy?

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Can Jell-O get moldy? (Original Post) Archae Mar 2022 OP

Moldy? That's punny. cbabe Mar 2022 #1

Sure. It's made of animal collagen, which can get moldy Ocelot II Mar 2022 #2

Isn't gelatin one of the materials used to grow bacterias in a Petri dish? n/t forgotmylogin Mar 2022 #3

They usually use agar, which is made of seaweed. Ocelot II Mar 2022 #5

A lot of jellos are made of seaweed I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #7

There's your next wave dweller Mar 2022 #4

Thanks for the reminder ItsjustMe Mar 2022 #6

cbabe

(6,651 posts)

1. Moldy? That's punny.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 11:56 PM

Mar 2022

Ocelot II

(130,570 posts)

2. Sure. It's made of animal collagen, which can get moldy

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 11:59 PM

Mar 2022

like just about any other organic material. If the Jello has fruit in it, that can get moldy, too.

forgotmylogin

(7,954 posts)

3. Isn't gelatin one of the materials used to grow bacterias in a Petri dish? n/t

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Mon Mar 21, 2022, 12:03 AM

Mar 2022

Ocelot II

(130,570 posts)

5. They usually use agar, which is made of seaweed.

Reply to forgotmylogin (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 21, 2022, 12:09 AM

Mar 2022

I_UndergroundPanther

(13,370 posts)

7. A lot of jellos are made of seaweed

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 21, 2022, 12:55 AM

Mar 2022

Fruity agar yumm.

dweller

(28,424 posts)

4. There's your next wave

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2022, 12:09 AM

Mar 2022

right there …
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ItsjustMe

(11,971 posts)

6. Thanks for the reminder

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2022, 12:24 AM

Mar 2022

I've had these on the refrigerator door for months, I saw them about three weeks ago, but then quickly forgot about them again.

Eating them now.

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