What is Glycerin and what's it made of/by ?

Question

ive seen on the back of sweets and other foods,

and wondered what the whole deal with it was ?

please inform me,

- links please too ?

Answer 1

Glycerin is a neutral, sweet-tasting, colorless, thick liquid which freezes to a gummy paste and which has a high boiling point. Glycerin can be dissolved into water or alcohol, but not oils. On the other hand, many things will dissolve into glycerin easier than they do into water or alcohol. So it is a good solvent.

Glycerin is also highly "hygroscopic" which means that it absorbs water from the air. Example: if you left a bottle of pure glycerin exposed to air in your kitchen, it would take moisture from the air and eventually, it would become 80 per glycerin and 20 percent water.

There is a lot more info on this question. If you'll Google my source you can read that. Good Luck

Answer 2

It is a byproduct of refining fats and oils.  The stuff in food and drugs is either synthetic or leftover from make soap or diesel.

Answer 3

Glycerin is a naturally occuring biproduct of soap making. Most large manufacturers remove it from their soaps and sell it or use it in more expensive lotions and makeups. It is an excellent skin moisturizer

Answer 4

Glycerol is a chemical compound also commonly called glycerin or glycerine. It's usually made from vegetable oil.