Part of belonging to a family means we each step up to help each other. While our first role in a family is as a dependent child, the part we play is never smallâand it continues to grow in scope and importance as we mature. It is our duty, even a sacred responsibility, to care for those in our family.
But with gelatin, there seems to be a conflict. Gelatin is almost entirely protein and is derived from collagen in the skin and bones of an animal. Most all of the gelatin in our food is made from pork, even kosher gelatin. In fact, kosher gelatin can be made from any animal. about 90% of American gelatin is porcine â made from pigs. Rabbi Dovid Cohen. oukosher.org/blog/consumer-kosher/gelatin-revisited.
I thought that would be a way to use gelatin and still observe clean and unclean.. However, I bought a package of the gelatin and called the toll free number on the box, only to hear them tell me that the product contains NO chicken at all! It is primarily made of beef and pork.(To their credit, they don't even pretend to be kosher and have no (K) on then label). There are some truly kosher gelatin products on the market. These are made from VEGETARIAN ingredients.Specifically, carageenan and locust bean gum are ingredients used to produce gelatin which is suitable for human consumption. thought that would be a way to use gelatin and still observe clean and unclean.. However, I bought a package of the gelatin and called the toll free number on the box, only to hear them tell me that the product contains NO chicken at all! It is primarily made of beef and pork.