I found out today about the possibility that jello isnt vegan-correct, is that right? what about Jello-O Pudding? Real answers only please.
2006-10-23 08:17:35 · 21 answers · asked by susan s 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
assuming that you want to follow a vegan diet for health reason, why would you want to eat jello, or jello pudding? Both are basically refined sugar, food coloring, and preservatives. And yes, jello isnt vegan. The gelatin which make it jello is derived from beef bones.
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2006-10-23 08:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by Delphine F 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jello isn't vegan because it contains gelatin, made from bones and connective tissue. Jello pudding isn't vegan because it is made with cows milk. Jello pudding IS vegetarian, not vegan. You can buy vegan jello (not jello brand, Hain Pure Foods makes it) that uses seaweed instead of pig parts. The health food store also sells pudding cups made with rice milk instead of cows milk. Read the pudding mix box, you might be able to make your own non dairy pudding by making the stuff with soymilk. The box of pudding mix usually is only sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and some colors and flavors.
2006-10-24 15:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by Joyce T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi hon,
If you're serious about being vegan, please buy the book "Animal Ingredients A-Z". I memorized it!
Jello is DEFINITELY not vegan. It's gelatin, which is made from boiling cartilage and hooves.
Gelatin is also in some pudding, gummy candies, and some skin care.
As far as pudding goes, it has milk. Milk is again DEFINITELY not vegan.
Being vegan requires some determination and lots of label-reading, but it becomes second nature and you'll get to know which ingredients are and are not vegan.
There are some jello and pudding alternatives with agar-agar (Japanese seaweed that congeals like gelatin) and soy/rice derivatives.
Check out PETA's site for more food choices. They also have a list of animal ingredients that should help you out.
Thanks for being vegan! keep it up!
2006-10-23 10:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by Eve 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
All gelatin, including kosher gelatin, is made from dead animals. The difference with kosher gelatin, is that it is made of fish instead of land animals. For some bizarre reason, fish is considered "parve," that is, neither meat nor milk, in Jewish law, so things labeled "parve" can have fish as an ingredient. (And eggs are parve as well.)
You can make your own puddings with soy milk and cornstarch in place of dairy milk and eggs. Any good recipe book should have a pudding recipe that you can adapt with a little experimentation. Agar "jello" is not all that special, but if you really crave the wiggly stuff, give it a try.
2006-10-23 15:34:18 · answer #4 · answered by Maple 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither are Vegan Correct but for different reasons. Mostof the time Gelatin (indregient in Jello) is made from bone marrow of animals. Different reason on the pudding. Most puddings are dairy or require milk to make them. The only way to fing an appropriate dessert in this category is like for it to be Kosher Parve (its not the kosher part thats important its the Parve part)
In Hebrew Parve means (neither meat nor dairy) which coincidentally means its probably Vegan as well. I say "Probably" because eggs are also considered Parve (no eggs are not dairy,) but not considered vegan. So you are going to have to b e careful but going in this direction gives you a good base in your search.
Good Luck
2006-10-23 08:27:37 · answer #5 · answered by stymie1970 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, neither is vegan. Duh. Jello is made with gelatin, which is rendered from animal bones. And pudding is made with milk. All you have to do is read the labels.
To the people who say kosher gelatin is not an animal product: I had a friend speak to her rabbi about this because I originally assumed the same thing. Fish are considered kosher and therefore kosher gelatin can be made from fish bones. Also, there are variations in kosher law. In some cases, if an animal is slaughtered in accordance with kosher law, it's bones could be used to make kosher gelatin.
2006-10-24 06:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jello? Hell no!
jello has gelatin....gelatin is made from boiled hooves and bones, I'm not sure about the pudding, however it may contain dairy ingredients. I blend up a mix of silken tofu and melted choc. chips to make vegan pudding. It's surprisingly tasty!
2006-10-23 16:07:00 · answer #7 · answered by patsy36ss 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gelatin technically is not suitable for vegans or for vegetarians because it is a slaughter by-product. Gelatin is mostly made from bones, skins, and connective tissues of animals. I don't know if there is vegan jello or where it would be found.
2016-05-22 01:49:19 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jello has gelatin in it which is a animal by-product - so no, a strict vegan would not eat jello, not too sure about pudding but just read the ingredients to see if it contains gelatin
2006-10-23 08:31:04 · answer #9 · answered by sa-da-tay 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
gelatin is made from animal products so that would be a no on the vegan jello. The only gelatin that I know of that is NOT made from animal products, that works almost as well,is agaragar (sp?). It's a gelitan made from seaweed. It doesn't "gelainize" as well as the animal product stuff, but it's supposed to be a comparable substitute.
2006-10-23 08:39:47 · answer #10 · answered by yblur 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋