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Answers: I was given some jelly today, and on the pot it said that it contained "gelling agents" It did not state that it contained gelatin. What does this mean please?

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It will say if its vegetarian. Most Jellies "geling agent" is pork geletin, I think some people here are confusing Jelly with Jam,

Sainsburys, tesco etc all sell the veggie version, on the shelves right next to the geletine based ones.

Here's an example:
http://www.sainsburys.com/groceries/shop...

Under "Dietary Information" it says "Suitable for Vegetarians"

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If it is suitable for vegetarians it would say on the jar. You get specialist sections in the supermarket.

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it will be soya proteins that is the gelling agent. If it were animal products it would state 'Gelatine'...not gelling agents. Jam makers use pectins to thicken them....usually from fruits. You should be fine!

View the link below for some great information!

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yes you can sugar free in the pharmacy or supermarket

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Gelling agents in jam, jellies, or preserves means something to thicken it and make it more spreadable-most of the time it's pectin, a fruit-based starch. I've yet to find a major brand that uses gelatin, which tends to make foods stretchy/chewy anyways.

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the vast majority of jelly is vegan for the most part f it does not explicitly say gelatin on a fruit jelly it's vegan.

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Yes, but you have to ckeck the label and make sure is made with Agar Agar, it's a seaweed.

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Yes, you can. There's various vegetarian gelling agents e.g. carrageenan and agar (which are from seaweed), locust bean gum (from a seed), xanthan (from bacteria) pectin (from plants).

However, it's hard to say what that label means by "gelling agents". Does it give an E-number? If so you can look up exactly which gelling agent it's refering to by visiting the following link... http://www.ukfoodguide.net/enumeric.htm#...

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yes you can get vegetarian jelly - it usually comes in granuels. there are alternatives to gelatine, which is made from the bones and hooves of animals, one of which is pectin which commes from fruit. hope this answers your question!

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Hartleys Quick Set jelly is vegetarian/vegan - and available in most big supermarkets in several flavours just with the normal jellys

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