Can Vegans EatJelly?
Learn more
When making jelly,
a fruit juice is used.
If you’re making this at home,
this happens by crushing
fruit and simmering it on
the stove until the juice
is released.
Then you strain the crushed
fruit out from the juice.
www.dadgoesvegan.com
Is Pectin vegan?
Pectin is a type of naturally occurring starch. It comes from the cell walls of fruits and vegetables. It’s also commercially produced as an ingredient in jellies and jams. This is the ingredient that causes gelling.
Pectin is most definitely vegan
www.dadgoesvegan.com
www.dadgoesvegan.com
Sugar
Sugar can
be vegan but sometimes it isn’t.
This is becau
se some white sugar goes through a bleaching process using charred animal bones.
www.dadgoesvegan.com
According to
PETA
,
if sugar is labeled
certified organic
it cannot be
bleached
with bone char.
www.dadgoesvegan.com
Acid
Acid is an ingredient
used when making
jams or jellies to help
"set” or keep it’s shape.
www.dadgoesvegan.com
Tartaric acid
– an organic acid that occurs naturally in grapes, bananas, tamarinds or citrus fruits.
Citric acid
– a weak acid that occurs naturally in citrus fruits.
www.dadgoesvegan.com
Is gelling agent vegan?
It depends on which gelling agent is used. Sometimes a gelling agent means gelatin (
not vegan
) and sometimes it means pectin (
vegan)
or agar agar powder (
vegan)
. If it isn’t specified, check with the manufacturer.
www.dadgoesvegan.com
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
BEST VEGAN TOOTHPASTE
IS SUGAR
VEGAN?
IS BREAD VEGAN FRIENDLY?