Are mints from Horses!? ?!


Question: Are mints from Horses!!? !?
In the song "Franco Unamerican" by NoFX, there is a line that goes:

"I don't eat breath mints cause there from de-hoved horses"

What exactly is this there talking about!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
'mints', for some reason, in the UK, are very likely to contain gelatin

which does come from horse hooves

as well as miscellaneous other parts, from various animals

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Dude! I used to think the same thing when I would hear that song!.
most mints don't contain gelatin though, the only one I know for sure that does is Junior Mints!.
but I'm sure there has to be more mints out there that contain gelatin, I don't know why nofx would put false information in a song thats supposed to be factual, you know!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

The mints the song is talking about have gelatin in them!. You can get gelatin from bliling down horse hooves, or other animal hooves, and bones!. Gelatin is a binder used to hold the mint together!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Animal bones are sometimes used to produce gelatin (usually pigs, not horses)!. So you can still eat mints, just avoid those with gelatin!.

Some mints even state that they are vegan: http://www!.become!.com/vegan-breath-mints!.!.!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

Mints from Horses!? NO
Either sugar or sugar subsitute"sugar free"Www@FoodAQ@Com

horse hooves, teeth, hair and bones are ground up and used to make gelatin (jello) anything containing gelatin is made of thisWww@FoodAQ@Com

That's typical of the extremes to which some of these people will go in order to protect their 'lifestyle'!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No they're made from gullible people!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No it is just suppost to be funny!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

WTF ARE YOU ON LMAO!!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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