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.
What is it? Gelatin is an animal protein made by boiling the collagenous material from animal bones, hides, and skins. Pig and cattle bones are typically used to make gelatin. Gelatin has many uses, including use in cooking, industrial uses, cosmetics and photography. In the pharmaceutical industry, gelatin is used primarily to make hard and soft gelatin capsules. Other uses include tablets, emulsions, suppositories and syrups.