I ask, because as I'm enjoying my yogurt (I'm lacto-ovo), I realized it uses "kosher gelatin". I looked at the other questions on kosher gelatin, and there wasn't much agreement as to what the term meant. Apparently, sometimes it means it's not made from animals, and other times it doesn't. ??? Does anyone know what Tillamook derives their kosher gelatin from? Do I need to get a new favorite brand of yogurt??
2007-01-18 05:35:26 · 4 answers · asked by kittikatti69 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
UPDATE:
I emailed Tillamook and their kosher gelatin is "derived from cattle". BUMMER! At least now we all know.
2007-01-18 06:44:24 · update #1
Kosher Gelatin is non-pork gelatin and usually is gelatin that has been taken from cows killed in the Kosher tradition. Kosher does not equal vegetarian.
To be sure about Tillamook's gelatin, e-mail them.
And for non-gelatin yogurt, I buy Continental, Nancy's, Trader Joe's (select types), Horizon and a few others. Most name brand yogurts have gelatin in them: Yoplait, Dannon, etc. I buy instead from Trader Joe's or the 'natural foods' section and just make sure to read each and every ingredient. : )
2007-01-18 05:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's the inherent trouble with low-fat and no-fat yoghurts. Without the normal fat, they are too thin and liquidy, so the manufacturers don't think they will sell, so they thicken them with something, and the only thing their feeble brains can come up with is gelatin(e) - with no real attempt to capture the vegetarian market, and yet some try to pander to the Muslim market by proclaiming that they use halal gelatin(e). Hello? Wouldn't it be easier and more all-encompassing if they used agar-agar or pectin or guar or arrowroot or something like that? More people could then eat their products. You have three (well, perhaps one or two more, but let's not worry about those just now) choices: 1) Ditch the low-fat/no-fat fetish you have, and eat the full-fat yoghurts. I promise it won't kill you or turn you into a blob. 2) Continue seeking the elusive vegetarian-friendly low-fat/no-fat yoghurt. Good luck with that. I never found any when I was a vegetarian (before becoming a vegan last year). 3) Make your own yoghurt. It's not that difficult, especially with a yoghurt-maker you can buy at most department stores. You'd also know exactly what's going into your yoghurt. Ahhh, the power!
2016-03-29 03:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question, I never thought about it before. I don't think there is a vegetable form of gelatin.
2007-01-18 06:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by my sign 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its yogurt for pete sakes theres no meat in it!Duh
2007-01-18 07:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by Savannah!Spiffy! 2 · 0⤊ 7⤋