Is it true that they still put horse hooves in Jello?

Question

My friend said they put horse hooves in jello. Is that true?

Answer 1

It's mostly swine, that is why they have to offer "non gelatin" jello along with jello with gelatin , because the Muslims won't eat anything derived from swine, in any form...Not a racist remark, just a fact.

Answer 2

I am not sure if your question is asking "Do horse owners soak their hooves in Jello?" or "Are horse hooves an ingredient in Jello?"

In either case, I have never heard of an owner putting the horse's hooves in Jello. I did know a girl that put powdered Jello mix in her horse's grain. Gelatin is supposed to be good for strenghtening finger nails and hooves.

Are horse hooves an ingredient in Jello? I honestly do not know. I have heard that chicken fat is what makes Jello gel.

Answer 3

They don't put horses hooves in gelatin, gelatin is made from hooves, boiled bones and tendons, ligaments, skin - soft tissue structures. So are a lot of things! it means we don't waste the animal that died for your boots, or your saddle or your steak, the glue in your book.
Cows provide most of the source for these products, not horses but if there is a slaughter house which takes horses, then these could also be included.
I think it is a good thing that we find a use for every bit of the animal, we have no right to waste any of it. it is an holistic aproach to life.

Answer 4

Jello is usually made from poultry. Have you ever noticed after Thanksgiving dinner, and later you go to make a sandwich and there is this layer of wiggly goo around the bird? this is what jello is made from. It comes from the cartilage around the joints. It is very healthy for you, especially if you have weak joints. If you are a vegetarian, or vegan don't eat jello! So no horse hooves are not used for jello, glue....yes

Answer 5

A lot of this depends where your brand of Jello is manufactured. Horse slaughter is not accepted in most US states, so perhaps Jello made in someplace like Ohio will not have animal products hauled from Canada or Mexico.

Most European countries eat horse meat, even if it's ground up into pferdewurst. (shudder) Here, I'm sure horse parts are still produced in gelatin. :-( Not sure about hooves, but bones and tendons are in there. Ick

Answer 6

Horse hooves have never and will never be used to make Gelatin. Horse hooves are made of Keratin, and it is impossible to make gelatin from this. Gelatin is made from the feet/skin/bones of pigs and cattle, but never horses. Horse hooves were once used to make glue, but they now use a much cheaper synthetic material to make it.

Answer 7

no, this is not true. first of all, horse hooves are made of compact keratin, the same thing that makes up our hair and nails. gelatin cannot be made from keratin. second, there isn't a horse slaughterhouse in the US anymore, so the hooves aren't available here. third, horses aren't consumed in america, since it's a taboo for most americans. large companies like the one that produces jello would not risk adding a controversial ingredient into their product as to not risk losing customers.

Answer 8

Well the main ingredient of Jello or Jelly as we call it, is Gelatine which is made from a mixture of ground up bones, hooves and horn. Its the aspic based natural jellies in the ground up bones which makes the gelatine set

Answer 9

Yes, a hoof (or bone/horn) can be boiled down at high temperatures, and the resulting clear, whitish "goo" is a base ingredient in Jello and white glue. Horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs are used in the making of gelatin, which is also used for other products--- like those bird treat "seed bells"; they're all held together with gelatin.

Euthanized horses that are sent to rendering companies may end up having this done with their feet/bones. Slaughtered horses as well as slaughter cattle & other meat-producing animals will have their useable parts sold off to factories that need them for ingredients.

I know rendered horses can be used for jell-o/glue, bone meal fertilizer, leather products, horse hair bows for musical instruments, and horse hair brushes (ironically, mostly used for grooming horses). As much of the animal that can be used, is used. But there is still much that goes to waste.

Answer 10

it is true that gelatin is made of hooves and other materials. I feed my horse gelatin in the pellets. It has no taste and it seems to strengthen there hooves. I have hear of its use for human nails and I have tried it myself with satisfactory results. I like the results I get with my horses.