Gross - what gelatin is made of

Do you know when you're eating jello, you are likely eating animal? It is extracted from bones, organs, intestines, and connective tissues of animals (cows, horses, pig). Rumor has it that it came from horse hooves but according to wikipedia, this isn't true (anybody know different?).

Some common examples of foods containing gelatin: Peeps, gummy candy, gelatin desserts, marshmallows. So when you "see it jiggle" on those commercials, it's animal by-product. I had no idea. It's sometimes used as a thickener in cream cheese, ice cream, jams, margarine. It's used in fat-reduced foods as well (to fake you out - creating volume without calories). It's also used in the shells of some pharmaceutical drugs.

If your cosmetics say "hydrolyzed collagen" it contains a variant of gelatin.

Here's more info. if you are interested. I'm just kind of grossed out right now. I'm not a vegetarian but all those childhood years of eating jello, I had no idea I was eating animal by-product from bones and such.

If you're vegan, did you know this?