How Paintballs Are Made

Paintballs are made entirely of non-toxic, food grade ingredients. To make the hallow shell; water is poured into a giant, heated mixing bowl. A sweetener, a preservative and a secret combination of food ingredients are then added. Finally, the key ingredient that gives the shell its shape - gelatin - is introduced.
All the ingredients are mixed together for around half an hour before the gel is transferred from the mixer into a heated vat called the "gel tote". …