How is gelatin made from animals?

Question

why don't vegans or vegetarians eat it

Answer 1

it is made from simmering cartilage and bone marrow with stock. . .it is a natural gelatin from animals called aspic. . .  vegans don't eat it simply because its from animals. . .

Answer 2

I figured I'd also include the ick factor of consumption.

The gelatin in Jell-O is what lets you transform it into all sorts of different shapes. What exactly is gelatin? Gelatin is just a processed version of a structural protein called collagen that is found in many animals, including humans. Collagen actually makes up almost a third of all the protein in the human body. It is a big, fibrous molecule that makes skin, bones, and tendons both strong and somewhat elastic. As you get older, your body makes less collagen, and individual collagen fibers become crosslinked with each other. You might experience this as stiff joints (from less flexible tendons) or wrinkles (from loss of skin elasticity).

The gelatin you eat in Jell-O comes from the collagen in cow or pig bones, hooves, and connective tissues. To make gelatin, manufacturers grind up these various parts and pre-treat them with either a strong acid or a strong base to break down cellular structures and release proteins like collagen. After pre-treatment, the resulting mixture is boiled. During this process, the large collagen protein ends up being partially broken down, and the resulting product is called gelatin. The gelatin is easily extracted because it forms a layer on the surface of the boiling mixture.­­

Answer 3

It's a protein derived from boiled animal parts (bones, skin, hooves, ligaments...) (I bet that "soup" looks and smells lovely... ugh...)

Vegetarians / vegans don't eat it beacuse, umm, well, it's made of boiled animal parts. ;o)

Pectin or agar-agar are both vegetarian gelling agents that can be used instead of gelatin.

Answer 4

"Gelatin is a protein produced by partial hydrolysis of collagen extracted from the bones, connective tissues, organs, and some intestines of animals such as the domesticated cattle, and horses. "

Answer 5

I think it's made from the bone marrow.

Answer 6

basically gelatine is a mix of animal blubber,the stuff that come out of their bones when you boil them and boiled skin.

Vegetarians dont eat any form of animal flesh and vegans wont eat anything that has come in contact with an animal so thats why they don't eat it.

Hope that helps you :)

Answer 7

It is made from the cartilage of the animals.

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