is gelatin suitable for vegetarians?

Question

i heard that it contains something that i didnt know? is this true?

Answer 1

Not really*
Gelatin is just a processed version of a structural protein called collagen that is found in many animals, including humans. Collagen actually makes up almost a third of all the protein in the human body. It is a big, fibrous molecule that makes skin, bones, and tendons both strong and somewhat elastic. As you get older, your body makes less collagen, and individual collagen fibers become crosslinked with each other. You might experience this as stiff joints (from less flexible tendons) or wrinkles (from loss of skin elasticity)

Answer 2

No, most gelatin is NOT suitable for vegetarians, since it is made from the cooking of meat and bones, usually pork or beef, occasionally chicken, and even sometimes horses. If you go to a 'health food store' though, you should be able to find some 'vegetable gelatin' that is basically the same thing, although it doesn't get quite as 'stiff' as animal gelatin. You need some gelatin in your life to keep your joints from getting stiff, and also to help your hair and nails grow better. Try using the gelatin (vegetable) in an 'aspic' with tomato juice and lightly cooked vegetables ... that is a great 'different dish' to have at the holidays.

Answer 3

No, not suitable for vegetarians at all.

Gelatin is made from the bones, hooves, hides, and connective tissue of animals. Gross, huh? Gelatin appears in marshmallows, yogurt, and some candies like Starburst, Skittles, gummy candies and the Necco candies. Moral of the story: read labels.

But there are vegan gelling/thickening agents, such as carrageenan, agar (sometimes called agar agar), and pectin (often used to make jellies and jams). They don't have the firm elasticity of gelatin, but they thicken instead. And you can get Mamba (a vegan version of Starburst) and vegan gummy bears from Edward & Sons.

Answer 4

Is Gelatin Safe

Answer 5

It's made from animal tendons, bones, various connective tissue that's left over from the slaughterhouse.

There is a thing called "kosher gelatin" but I heard it's made from fish bones.

There are vegetarian alternatives; such as agar agar, which comes from seaweed and has a similar consistency to gelatin. Some people call it "China grass."

Answer 6

Suitable in what way? For safe consumption, yes. For choice/preference, probably not.
FYI: Gelatin from agar-agar (seaweed) has been the gelatin of choice in Asia for centuries and is more readily available than gelatin from animals

Answer 7

Gelatin is made from rendered animal bones and connective tissue. In other words, it's as much a "flesh" food as meat is, and results from the death of the animal. I don't know any vegetarians who would consider gelatin vegetarian.

Answer 8

I'm fairly certain that gelatin is made from an animal source, so no it wouldn't be suitable for vegetarians.

Answer 9

Not for vegans. A typical vegetarian who doesn't eat meat, but the ones that cut out all animal by products wouldn't eat gelatin. It does contain animal by products.

Answer 10

nope
Jell-O consists of four main ingredients: gelatin, water, artificial sweetener, and food coloring. Gelatin gives Jell-O its weird, not-quite-liquid-but-also-not-very-solid structure. Not to gross you out, but gelatin is made up of a kind of a protein called collagen that's found in cow and pig hides, hooves, bones, and connective tissue. To make Jell-O, this stuff is boiled down, chemicals are added to it, and then the collagen is extracted. Humans also have collagen -- it makes your bones, skin, and muscles strong but also kind of elastic. Collagen is the "bend but not break" protein.

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