JELL-O is made from bones and hides.
Status: True.
Origins: Sometimes the most Jell-O innocuous of foodstuffs contain
constituents whose origins are less than appetizing. Such is the case
with JELL-O, a dessert that has graced millions of dinner tables since
its 1897 debut.
Underneath
JELL-O's jiggly wholesomeness lurks a secret many consumers are
disconcerted to learn: JELL-O is made from gelatin, an animal product
rendered from the hides and bones of animals.
The production of
gelatin starts with the boiling of bones, skins, and hides of cows and
pigs, a process that releases the protein-rich collagen from animal
tissues. The collagen is boiled and filtered numerous times, dried, and
ground to a powder. Because the collagen is processed extensively, the
final product is not categorized as a meat or animal product by the
federal government. Very strict vegetarians avoid gelatin entirely, but
more permissive vegetarians have no problem including JELL-O in their
diets.
JELL-O products account for about 80 percent of the gelatin market.
Gelatin is protein obtained by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments, and/or
bones with water. It is usually obtained from cows or pigs. Gelatin is
used in shampoos, face masks, and other cosmetics; as a thickener for
fruit gelatins and puddings (such as Jell-O); in candies, marshmallows,
cakes, ice cream, and yogurts; on photographic film; in vitamins as a
coating and as capsules; and it is sometimes used to assist in
“clearing” wines. Gelatin is not vegan. However, there is a product
called agar agar that is sometimes marketed as “gelatin,” but it is
vegan–it is derived from a type of seaweed.
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