In the past， the chewy texture of jelly relied mainly on polysaccharides such as carrageenan and xanthan gum. The konjac powder， however， can absorb more than 40 times its weight in water to form konjac gel.
田东江电梯间里见到镜框广告中有一则“蒟蒻果冻”，煞是惊奇。广告没有解释什么是蒟蒻，未知是否卖弄玄虚，只说这东西做成的果冻“爽滑好Q弹，0脂无负担”。好Q弹，轮到我不懂了，但我知道蒟蒻即魔芋，像从前猕猴桃叫苌楚、芋头叫蹲鸱一样，魔芋也有自己文绉绉的名字。
