Do vegetarians eat marshmellows?
2006-12-28 13:38:24 · 32 answers · asked by Jen B 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
actually no it's no an easy two points, Im not one to get that into some stupid point scale on yahoo. Marshmellows contain geletin which is made out of ground up animal bones. Thats why I ask it.
2006-12-28 13:52:36 · update #1
Some vegetarians do, but vegans do not. They contain gelatin which is made by boiling bones and ligaments. Not very vegetarian at all. Everything that contains gelatin is made that way: jell-o, jelly beans, candies.
2006-12-28 13:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by lovely 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Vegetarians will not eat marshmallows. They contain gelatin, which comes directly from bones, tendons, cartilage, etc. of animals. Some people say that vegans will not eat gelatin, but vegetarians will. This is wrong. The difference between the two is that vegans will not eat animals or any of their byproducts, and vegetarians won't eat the animals. I'm sure you'd agree that bones, cartilage, etc. are very much part of the animal. Therefore, not being vegetarian-friendly.
Oh, also there are vegan marshmallows that are made from the actual marshmallow plant or other similar textures. Most of these replacements are vegetarian-friendly. There is Kosher gelatin, but I believe that is derived from fish, and because fish is an animal, it is not vegetarian either. Basically, if something says that it does consist of gelatin, it is certainly not vegetarian-friendly.
2006-12-28 14:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well no vegetarians don't eat gelatin or for that matter mono and Diglycerides, and lard. A lot of people don't know that but those are animal products and if you are a real vegan or even vegetarian who eats fish but not pork or beef you would want not to eat these products.
Also there are some marshmellows that have coconuts on them and they are ok and marshmellow fluff and if it says kosher gelatin its ok. hope this helps
2007-01-01 08:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by eyah8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm not a vegetarian but I read last night while looking online for marshmellows info that some vegetarians do not eat marshmellows b/c of gelatin or something because of it coming from hides and bones of an animal
2006-12-28 13:41:46 · answer #4 · answered by crazy_elf_220 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋
I'm a vegetairian, and I don't eat marshmellow's or anything else that contains gelatin, which also include altoids, skittles, gummy bears (and other gummy snacks), starburst, and necco wafers. I'm sure there are more foods that I'm forgetting to mention, but those are just a few. I consider eating products with gelatin as bad as eating meat...
2006-12-29 13:54:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm shocked at how many people have responded yes, vegetarians eat marshmallows. Any vegetarian that eats marshmallows isn't a very good vegetarian....It's a pretty simple rule: if you don't eat meat, you cannot eat gelatin.
2006-12-29 03:38:31 · answer #6 · answered by kostar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a vegetarian and I do eat marshmellows. Vegetarians who eat dairy and egg products generally do not exclude gelatin. Vegans probably wouldn't eat marshmellows, however.
2006-12-28 14:06:11 · answer #7 · answered by Watermelon 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Wow, amazing how many peeps don't know where gelatin comes from. I never eat marshmallows (except vegan ones). No cow feet for me,thanks.
2006-12-28 15:25:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
some, i dont eat marshmellows with geletin because i dont eat geletin. there are vegetarian marshmellows.
2006-12-28 15:44:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A real vegetarian does not eat anything that has gelatin.
2006-12-29 01:03:23 · answer #10 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋