Is geletain in jelly?!
Is geletain in jelly?
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You HAVE to read the label of whatever jelly product you are wondering about whether UK or US or wherever else you may be based!
In the US there are quite a few commercial jellies that DO in fact have gelatin in them! It's mostly used in the low-sugar products since pectin MUST have sugar present to set.
The USDA even has jelly recipes on their site that use gelatin instead of pectin. I'd provide a direct link but they have a nasty habit of changing the pages
http://www.usda.gov
You will see an option to go directly to information for consumers, follow that link and you will see a link for information about home canning, jams and jellies. Follow that link and you will find a PDF file about jellies that includes recipes using gelatin to make jelly.
'Nuff said?
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yes
Not necessarily. A gelling agent is necessary for the consistency, and this can come from either animal-based gelatin or plant-based pectin.
no, geletin is not found in jelly. In the fruit there is pectin, a natural jelling substance found usually in the skins and peels of fruit.
Not any I've seen in the various United States places I have lived, but I think(nothing but hearsay here really though) that the UK tends to put gelatin into their jellies - hopefully someone knowledgeable can clear this up.
Pectin is all you need for jellies and its a naturally occurring plant heterosaccharide which is a sugar bound to a non sugar. Typically it can then be broken apart by enzymes if either part is to be used by the plant..but in the case of pectin it is extracted whole and this is what gives pectin it's gel like structure when mixed with water. If a jelly's fruit doesn't have enough natural pectin, you can usually mix a pectin rich food into it and create a mixed jelly or use a pure pectin form and mix it in to compliment the jelly.
If gelatin is being used in any fruit spreads of any kind it's probably a low grade impure jelly that's inferior in production and quality. That's only my opinion though..others may see it differently.
Hope this helps you =)
It shouldn't be. Jelly uses pectin, which comes from fruit, for the gelling effect. A quick check of my cupboard finds only preserves, but all have pectin, not gelatin. But if you are concerned, read the label - standards are pretty strict on truth in labelling, so if there is no gelatin listed in the ingredients, it is safe for a vegetarian.
yes, the majority of jellies ( Jello - the wobbly sweet stuff for dessert ) have dead pig and cow in them.
Funny, when I say it like that people think its wrong of me, but if I were to say it contains "geletine" or "naturally derived setting agents" people somehow are happy with that.
Wonder why that is ?
(head/sand/bury....)
Jelly ( as in the UK "preserves" ) often have pectin. The exceptions tend to be fruit without much natural pectin, such as strawberry, goosbury, apricots etc. these often have geletine in them.
Also, many of the sugars are highly refined and not veggie. So if it hasn't got geletine in it, doesn't mean its veggie.
If it doesn't say veggie on the label then you need to check with the manufacturer. Anythng else is guesswork.
Because we run a vegetarian hotel, i have to write to all these people, its amazing how many ( perhaps 80% ) end up saying thier products are NOT veggie even though the label looks fairly free of animal bits.
It depends on what you mean by jelly.
UK usage - a usually fruit flavored desert item (American Jello) - YES
American usage - fruit spread (like used in PBJ or on toast) - NO fruit pectin in combination with sugar produces the gel