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    estefania Posts: 90, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 9, 2009, 02:13 PM
    Vegetarian food
    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? :confused:
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    Feb 9, 2009, 02:26 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.
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    Feb 9, 2009, 02:26 PM

    Jello... is made from gelatine, which means it is made from animal products , this violates vegans or vegatarians
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    Feb 9, 2009, 07:01 PM

    Thank you so much! I never knew that.
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    Feb 10, 2009, 03:37 AM

    You can buy jello/jelly that is made without the geletine.
    Vegan Store: Jelly Crystals
    Look at the packets I know here in the uk if it is vegan/veggie safe it has a little symbal of a leaf in a circle to say its safe.

    http://www.ivu.org/faq/gelatine.html this also explains it all.
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    Feb 11, 2009, 10:43 AM

    Thank you!
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    Mar 7, 2011, 06:02 AM
    Thank you so much here I am on my vegetarian diet and eating jello and all along its not been good for me. This really blow. But know I know better. Thanks Google answers
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