vegetarian food

estefania · #1 Feb 9, 2009, 01:13 PM

i heard that vegetarians could not eat jello. jello is only made up of sugar and water. is this a lie? If not why can they not eat that type of food?

salamander5 · Feb 9, 2009, 01:26 PM

Jello contains 'gelatin' which is a fancy name for collagen. So I guess why jello is not considered vegetarian is because collagen is a structured protein that is obtained from animals skin, bones, and tendons. The gelatin in Jello comes from the collagen in cow or pig bones, hooves, and connective tissues.

0rphan · Feb 9, 2009, 01:26 PM

jello...is made from gelatine, which means it is made from animal products , this violates vegans or vegatarians

estefania · Feb 9, 2009, 06:01 PM

thank you so much! i never knew that.

estefania · Feb 11, 2009, 09:43 AM

thank you!



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