Guest guest Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 There is vegan gelatin; Hain brand SuperFruits jello, for instance. It uses carrageenan, derived from seaweed, in place of the usual cow and horse hoofs. Vegan products requiring gelatin for bonding use carrageenan. On Friday, November 22, 2002, at 06:18 AM, wrote: > Also, how many here eat jello? I didn't realise how many products out > there > contain geletin. Unless someone is filing the toenails of old cows in > nursing > homes, I better watch my labels more carefully. I seriously don't eat > alot of > junk foods, but I didn't realise there might be geletin in items like > packages > snack cupcakes and such. eek! " The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. " --Vladimir Nabokov, 'Speak, Memory' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > There is vegan gelatin; Hain brand SuperFruits jello, for instance. It > uses carrageenan, derived from seaweed, in place of the usual cow and > horse hoofs. > > Vegan products requiring gelatin for bonding use carrageenan. ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~ Thanks. I am glad there is some kind of gelatin product out there that is vegan or doesn't use animal hooves. (is it hoofs or hooves?) BTW, how does it taste? Is the texture the same? Have you tried it in any jello-salad recipes with good results? I had been gleening through a cookbook and saw a yummy looking recipe, but when I read it required gelatin I passed it by. It would be wonderful to be able to try out some new things using a veggie-safe product. ~ P_T ~ I feel we are all islands -- in a common sea. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh, writer (1906-2001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 21:13:39 -0000, you wrote: > >Thanks. I am glad there is some kind of gelatin product out there that is >vegan or doesn't use animal hooves. (is it hoofs or hooves?) > >BTW, how does it taste? Is the texture the same? Have you tried it in any >jello-salad recipes with good results? I had been gleening through a >cookbook and saw a yummy looking recipe, but when I read it required gelatin >I passed it by. It would be wonderful to be able to try out some new things >using a veggie-safe product. > I've used agar-agar (the gelatin from seaweed). It has no taste - this is good, you only taste the fruit juice that you make the gelatin from (orange juice, or whatever). When I used it, I didn't care for the texture - it was rubbery. However, I think I used too much (I followed the directions on the packet). I'll try it again, but use less than the packet calls for. Although not a vegetarian, I can't bring myself to use animal gelatin anymore. I have trouble bringing myself to eat meat and will probably slide inevitably into vegetarianism one of these days... Pat -- Pat Meadows Books, books! Low prices. Music CDs too! http://www.wellsborocomputing.com/sales.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 Wonderful. This really sounds like it would work then for some of the recipes I have been looking at. You are a vegetarian at heart,Pat, that's for sure. *s* I appreciate all your helpful info. Namaste ~ P_T ~ Language, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure. -Ambrose Bierce, writer (1842-1914) [The Devil's Dictionary, 1906] ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ > I've used agar-agar (the gelatin from seaweed). It has no > taste - this is good, you only taste the fruit juice that > you make the gelatin from (orange juice, or whatever). > > When I used it, I didn't care for the texture - it was > rubbery. However, I think I used too much (I followed the > directions on the packet). I'll try it again, but use less > than the packet calls for. > > Although not a vegetarian, I can't bring myself to use > animal gelatin anymore. I have trouble bringing myself to > eat meat and will probably slide inevitably into > vegetarianism one of these days... > > Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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