gelatine...is this right..?

Question

Does all gelatine come from an animal source? I have just looked at the ingredients on a chocolate cake and it said gelatine. Why does my chocolate cake have pig in it for heavens sake?

if you can get vegetarian gelatine, how can you tell which it is in a list of ingredients?

Answer 1

yes its can be either pig or cow... look at jelly sweets, yoghurt's cakes biscuits etc etc etc..
i was veggie for a long time, but now im not...
BUT i still refuse to eat all the stuff with unnecessary additives in..

happy ingredient reading!!

Answer 2

I don't think it ever contained pork. The major source was calve's shins, leg bones and perhaps the hooves. So, it would make sense that a pig just didn't have enough bones large enough to use in this matter.

Today, gelatine can be made from seaweed. But you don't know unless it states on the label. Some medicines have a geliatine coating. I've never seen it listed as being animal or not, or even pork free.

Answer 3

gelatin is made from the bone, skin, ligaments and tendons. The only vegetarian gelatin is made from fish skins and bones. You can use agar agar (seaweed) as a suitable gelatin substitute-it doesnt melt in your mouth like gelatin, but it gels up really nicely-I mix it with fresh cherry juice for a lovely dessert. Carageened is another vegatarian geller, but I have not tried it yet. Gelatin is hidden in many foods-pop tarts, yogurts, ice creams, etc. Check labels on everything you buy-you will be stunned at where it turns up. I agree-a lovely piece of cake should not contain pig or cow-disgusting

Answer 4

On a commercial scale, gelatin is made from by-products of the meat and leather industry, mainly pork skins, pork and cattle bones, or split cattle hides. Recently, by-products of the fishery industry began to be considered as raw material for gelatin production because they eliminate most of the religious obstacles surrounding gelatin consumption [3]. Contrary to popular belief, horns and hooves are not commonly used. The raw materials are prepared by different curing, acid, and alkali processes which are employed to extract the dried collagen hydrolysate. These processes may take up to several weeks, and differences in such processes have great effects on the properties of the final gelatin products.

vegetarian gelatin

Rennet, traditionally used as a coagulating agent in cheese making, is derived from the digestive juices of slaughtered calves. Rennet is like gelatin in the sense that it's a common food additive but the foods containing it are often considered vegetarian

Answer 5

Gelatin is a product of the animal & fish processing industries. Agar-agar, carrageen, locust-bean gum are of vegetable origin.
These may be labelled as "Vegetable Gelatine" on packets.
Agar-agar has the ability to stay jellied when its hot, so opening up the intruiging possibilties of hot rhubarb jelly & custard!

Answer 6

Yikes I know, it's gross! They put it in the icing to keep it soft I think. Some gelatine is from fish, but they rarely specify. You can get vegegel from the baking section in the supermarket or agar-agar from health food shops :)

Answer 7

loads of products contain gelatine unfortunately.if you are a strict vegetarian, just check on the packaging and avoid this.

Answer 8

Not all gelatine comes from animals (usually pork or beef). Agar agar and carrageen are good non-animal alternatives.

Answer 9

Most modern forms of gelatine don't contain animal parts.

Answer 10

you can buy vegetarian gelatine from health shops