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.
Gelatin is derived from the collagen found in the bones, connective tissue, and skin of pigs, cattle and other animals. Collagen from fish bones is also sometimes used. Gelatin used for culinary purposes is usually sold in sheets, granules, or powder.