Did you know that gelatin is derived from boiling cow and pig parts?

Question

I didn't. I just found out a week ago. I found that pretty gross, and I was also discouraged (I was going to be pork-free for three years next month).

Foods that contain gelatin include the following:
gummy bears, sour cream, cream cheese, cake icing, marshmallows, soups, sauces, gravies, canned ham, canned chicken, corned beef and sausage.

Ugh.

Here's some more info

http://www.answers.com/gelatin

Thanks for listening.

Answer 1

Being a former chef I say anything with bone, and that has cartilidge, they use parts form mostly pigs and cows, it is the feet, ears and knuckles, were the joints are to produce the gelatin.

As stated there is agar-agar and carrengen, they are both form seaweed sources, one from Asia and the other from North America, they use these in ice cream, cream cheese and some gelatin desserts, Kosher gelatin available in some grocery stores is animal free, it is nice and reasonable in price, Agar-Agar is available in Asian supermarkets or any place that sells Chinese or Indonesian foods, all you do is soften it in water, and add it to the liquid you want to gel, and most gummy candies are not made with animal gelatin products, I worked with a candy manufacturer.

Answer 2

A true vegetarian should not eat gelatin because it is derived from boiling animal parts. However agar is a substance from seaweed that is often substituted for gelatin. Let's Do Organic makes decent gummy bears with no gelatin and sour cream , cream cheese and other items can be found without gelatin.

Answer 3

WOW, really... you mean that gelatin is made from cooking animal parts AND it is in canned CHICKEN (an animal I believe), corned beef (animal?), sausage and ham (a pattern I detect, yes), gravy? (perhaps made with BEEF or CHICKEN stock?)... No s--- Sherlock. Quit whining and just don't eat it. How else would it be made? In fact, if it wasn't in soup or gravy you would ask why it feels so thin and boring!
Of course there is gelatin in gummy bears, how else would they be chewy? Did you know there is gelatin in JELLO.... very similar to a gummy bear I'd say.

For the record, there is no gelatin in my cake icing, unless they put it in butter (oh yes, poor animals again), sugar, or chocolate.

Save your proselytizing for your blog and leave us be... at our desks, eating bowl-fuls of jello.

Answer 4

Yes, that's true. It can be hard to avoid hidden animal products like gelatin or whey. There are animal derivatives in places you would never expect.

Answer 5

Yeah,but it is everywhere.Pretty much all asprin or pills you take,the capsule is made of gelatin.Skittles,starbursts, and jell-o contain them also.That is all jell-o is,boiled animal bones.Don't really worry about it though,there are so many other hidden animal-by products that you are eating that you don't even know about or would think of.

Answer 6

I thought that It came from the hooves of animals such as horse, pigs, etc.. INTERESTING

Did you know that this is also how they make glue. From the hooves of these animals..

Answer 7

that is a very disgusting way of thinking of it. thanks, my attempt on become vegan has just been made a little easier :) now if only i could find something that would put me off of cheese and eggs....

Answer 8

Yeah, my teacher told me that in 7th grade. I haven't eaten it since!

Answer 9

yes, it's very interesting the things you learn in culinary school

Answer 10

Yes, but it's been processed...the germs should be gone!