Since silica packs easily absorb moisture, they're often used to prevent mold and spoilage in packaged food and stored goods.

Silica gel packets act as a desiccant by using their porous structure to absorb moisture from the air, trapping water ...

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Chances are, the first thing you do when you see one of those small, silica gel packets tucked in with your packages is that you simply toss it. In case you didn’t know, according to Discover Magazine ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – If you’re the ...