Can vegetarians eat marshmellows and marshmellow fluff?!
Can vegetarians eat marshmellows and marshmellow fluff?
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yep, they CAN eat anything they wish. Your question should have been phrased May.
It depends. The most commercial marshamellows on the mainstream market contain GELATIN ( a fatty substance from animals). One would need to find marshamellows not made from that product something like KOSHER ones.
Sure - egg whites and sugar
yes
yes.
YES. I ate them when i was a vegetarian.
Of course they can, they contain no meat products at all
Yeah, it's just sugar, basically.
But it depends. They are made with egg whites, so if you're a Vegan, then the answer is no.
Either way, unless it's religious, I see no good reason not to eat a marshmallow. :)
Yes it is vegitarian
Yes, if they're ovo-vegetarians. Oh wait, no....gelatin......
yeah its not meat.........
no - egg
Well, I looked up marshmallows on wikipedia, and I got this:
The marshmallow is a confection that, in its modern form, consists of sugar or corn syrup, beaten egg whites, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic, and flavorings, whipped to a spongy consistency. The traditional recipe used an extract from the mucilaginous root of the marshmallow plant, a shrubby herb (Althaea officinalis), instead of gelatin; the mucilage performed as a cough suppressant.
So basically, it should be ok unless you are a vegan because it has egg whites.
Most marshmallows use egg whites and gelatin (which is made from boiled sinew and tendons of animals).
So no no no no no.
There are vegan marshmallows
http://www.vegparadise.com/news38.html...
I think it depends on how strict they are about being a vegetarian if they don't even eat eggs then i guess it counts as eggs. if they aren't that strict then no go ahead and eat it!
They generally contain egg whites, so you would only avoid them if you also don't eat eggs.
I used to be a vegetarian and i went to this vegetarian get together once just for fun and they said that since marshmellows have geletin in them you shouldn't really eat them if you'r e are serious about being a vegetarian but you can buy some that hve no geletin in them! So technically no!
yup
Most marshmallows now (and the "vegan marshmallows" from a few years ago) contain gelatin, so they're not vegetarian.
Gelatin is ground up animal bones, so it definitely is not vegetarian. (Though a lot of people let it slide because they're unaware.)
Marshmellow fluff contains egg whites as a binder, so they're vegetarian but not vegan.
There are vegan marshmellows you can purchase from pangea (veganstore.com) They're definitely vegan.
*A couple of vegan marshmellow companies went under 3 years ago because they used Emes Kosher Jel claimed their product contained no animal products. There was some suspicion and the products were tested in a lab and found to contain animal bones.
NO NO NO - they generally contain gelatine which is ground up bones/skin/leftover bits, so definitely unsuitable for vegetarians.
I know for positive that gelatine (jello) the main ingredient in marshmellows is made from the boiled skins, bones, ligaments and tendons of slaughtered animals. Its also found in pop tarts, pastries, some ice creams and yogurts, and in many processed foods. Its also in hair gels and some cosmetics.
NO! Marshmallows contain gelatine, which is boiled up bones and sinew and things from animals. Vegetarians do not eat animals, therefore vegetarians do not eat gelatine, therefore vegetarians do not eat marshmallows!
You may be unaware but a lot of jelly type sweets (e.g. all Haribo except the halal ones, love hearts, refreshers) contain gelatine. Check the packaging! The same goes for jelly (UK) or jell-o (US). Same thing different name there!
To the person who said they are just eggs and sugar, then you're confusing marshmallows with meringues, which are vegetarian.
sure, why not? it doesn't come from an animal....it's just sugar.
depends how strict of a vegatarian you want to be.
for the woman above me, I had no idea...
No, they have gelatin in them.Gelatin is made from animal hides and hooves.
Here is a link to vegan marshmallows.(note- I have not bought anything from here before or even tried these).
https://secure7.nexternal.com/shared/sto...
no it is made with gelatin which is made from animal hooves.
Technically, as a vegetarian, I CAN eat marshmallow and marshmallow fluff in that I'm physically capable of picking up either item and putting it in my mouth, chew and repeat if desired. However, as a vegan who does everything within her power to avoid animal and animal products, I choose not to, because of the animal ingredients.