Not only is pork the most widely consumed meat in the world, but did you know that by-products from pigs can be found in an array of household items?

Aside from its meat, the by-products from a single pig can be used in over 180 products. From the trotter to the snout, we don’t waste a single scrap of the animal. 

Most of us may be aware that the gelatin in many of our food products, comes from an animal, but. Did you know many gelatin products are derived from pigs? There are no legal obligations for food manufacturers to specify which animal the gelatin in their products comes from. This means you may find the by-products from pigs in ice creams, low-fat butter, yoghurt, sweets, cream cheese and even in beer, wine and fruit juice where gelatin is used to absorb cloudy elements to give that clear appearance. 

Glycerin is made from pork fat and is another popular ingredient found in many of our house hold items including shampoos, conditioner, toothpaste and some skin care products. Also, fatty acids from bone fats can be found in candles, soaps, crayons and moisturisers.

Pigs also make a valuable contribution to the medical industry where they are used in life-saving medicines and treatments for humans such as insulin for the regulation of diabetes,the blood-thinning drug heparin and pig heart valves. Tissues from the pig such as the submucosa of the small intestine and pericardia can even be used for general surgery applications within the human body to repair wounds.

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