Is it true that Vegetarians cant eat gelatin products?!
Is it true that Vegetarians cant eat gelatin products?
im a new vegetarian... just started March 13th. im only a meat free vegetarian, but im considering cutting gelatin products out of my diet, but im not sure. i love marshmallows. do they really contain horse hooves???? and why????
Answers:
Gelatin is made from the cartilege of animal bones. Therefore, vegetarians do not eat jello or products made w/ gelatin such as marshmallows.
Whole Foods carries a marshmallow fluff made w/o gelatin.
i know they contain some kinds of animal proteins, however, i have head of several different kinds but so i don't know which is true but yes, it does use animal product of some sort, i know vegans wont touch gelatin but i am not so sure about vegetarians, i guess it all depends on the person.
depends, i am a vegetarian and i eat NO gelatin products at all but my aunt who is a vegetarian eats products with gelatin.
horse hooves, no. But they do require killing an animal, and they are made of boiled bones, usually from a cow or pig, so not veg. Just like you wouldnt eat the skin of meat, that still is meat, you also shouldnt eat boiled bones.
not vegitarians but vegans cant
yes, gelatin is a meat product made from the boiling of bones and hooves.Don't eat school glue either.or lick stamps or envelopes.
yes, it's made from pig skin and pig bones
Vegetarians can eat many things, they choose not to though.
A true vegetarian would not eat gelatin for the reasons explained above.
You have to consider how strict you want to be, what your lifestyle will allow and how much you want to experiment.
Change your diet according to your answers to those questions, if you truly want to be a vegetarian it will al come in time.
well i don trust gelatin eder...so i wud say its better if u cut dem off frm ur diet...
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I'm not a vegetarian, but my sister is.
Vegetarians' diets really vary, depending on what kind of vegetarian you are. A lot of vegetarians don't eat gelatin, because it contains cartilage and such from animals.
Not all marshmallows contain gelatin. A lot of kosher marshmallows don't (although some do). Check the ingredients in the grocery store and if it isn't listed, there's no gelatin in it. That goes for all foods, not just marshmallows. Jell-o also contains gelatin.
My sister says that gelatin is made from colagin (sp?) from the cheeks and behinds of animals. I guess I was misinformed.
Yes it is true- you can get fake marshmallows at most health food stores. Check the ingredients or ask the store
I think people have been spreading some half-facts around.
Horse hooves have nothing to do with gelatin. Something in horse hooves has supposedly been used in the processing of cane sugar (I don't know if this is all cane sugar or what) in order to whiten the sugar. Bone char has definitely been used. I don't know if this is still used at all. Beet sugar does not use the same process and doesn't use hooves at all. Many vegans prefer to avoid sugar just in case.
Gelatin is made from dead animals. You can find out more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gelatin... .
I think it's more vegans who eschew all animal-based foods. Vegetarians are usually lacto-ovo, meaning they eat eggs and drink milk. And yes, gelatin is derived from the collagen in animal tissues (I don't know if it's just in bones; I would think that collagen exists throughout the body).
A good substitute for gelatin is agar-agar. It's seaweed based and has similar qualities to gelatin; you can find it in most asian groceries or health food stores.
i'm not a vegan, but to each their own. i do know that gelatin is an animal based product. so yes or no, it depends on how strict a vegan you are. some vegans still eat and drink dairy products. the strictest vegans say absolutely no animal derived foods. any who the vegan lifestyle like any other is based on ideals and guidelines. how you follow them is up to you. :)
It is made from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of animals. An alternative substance is called Agar-Agar, which is derived from seaweed.
Kosher gelatin is made with fish bones, and/or beef skins.
They use it because it is cheap because it is a by-product of the meat industry and because of the texture it froms when boiled.
Vegetarians do not gelatin because it is made from boiled bones.
I think half of the people on here are crazy. What kind of a vegitarian would eat gelatin products? A real vegitarian does not eat gelitain because it's made from meat. Yes, it has horse hoofs in it, but that's not the main thing. It has there bones, and other animal's bones too. How could a vegetarian eat an animal's bones? Sorry, i'm not trying to be rude, but you can't be a vegetarian and eat gelitain. If you are then your just a "person who does not eat most meats"
You can eat whatever you choose.
However, if you choose to be a vegetarian, to subscribe to the typical/accepted definition, you would avoid all flesh, including fish and poultry, rennet (which is the inside of a calf's stomach lining, used in making cow milk cheese), gelatin, and lard.
If you are wanting to avoid more cruelty than worrying about a definition, you might look into cutting back on eggs and dairy, which cause more harm to animals than a byproduct such as gelatin.
Being vegetarian is not like being a zombie in a weird cult. There are no hard and fast rules. Eat what you feel comfortable eating. Avoid labeling yourself, the world is too full of people who will do that job for you!
And as yourself why you want to stop eating certain foods. And why dear, are you asking strangers if you should stop consuming gelatin products? It's your body, you should decide what you should be feeding it. Gelatine is a good source of protien, BTW.
Don't do anything simply because it's the fad or because it's something to do.
All the best with you decisions