Wednesday 5 February 2014

Knowing the Different Aspects of Vegetarian Marshmallows UK



                           Marshmallow is liked by many people across the world and is the staple diet for many vegetarians. Those people eating only vegetable food have a special kind of marshmallow made for them called the vegan marshmallows. 

                          Their diet not only lacks meat and fish but any food that comes from animal source such as eggs, butter, milk etc. Thus the ingredients and nutrients which are present in the animal food aren’t received by them. This is why these vegetarian marshmallows UK are specially made to include the animal nutrients like gelatin through the plant-based nutrients.

                        These marshmallows are sold by various different vendors and can be prepared in your home too. The main difference between these and other traditional marshmallows is the presence of gelatin. This is mainly used to add quality to them. Collagen is extracted from various different animal products like the leather, skin, meat, bones and this collagen is used to manufacture gelatin. 

                          Thus the intake of collagen is often considered as the intake of animal protein which is not preferred by people opting for vegetarian diet. This is why when the vegetarian marshmallows UK are made, collagen isn’t used and it’s replaced by other similar ingredients derived from plants. The commonest of products used in this purpose are seaweed-based gels like carrageenan and agar-agar. Additionally various other substances are also used in these marshmallows like corn syrup, sugar, vanilla extract, and soy protein. Thus these marshmallows are completely free from any sort of animal nutrient.

                        The vegetarian marshmallows UK is also called as kosher by many due to the same reason. There are various other types of kosher marshmallows found in the market which are made using gelatin derived from cows and fish. The most used gelatin that are used to create these other marshmallows in porcine gelatin. 


                        















There are some religious restrictions among the Islamic nations with the eating of pigs or associated products including gelatin. Thus the other types of kosher marshmallow excepting the ones using the porcine varieties of gelatin can be consumed by the Islamic nations too.

                        One problem with the intake of the vegetarian marshmallows UK is that there’s a high content of sugar in them and thus it’s not that good for health. They just lack gelatin but is never a healthy diet at all. Carrageenan, which is used a s a replacement of gelatin isn’t a healthy ingredient either and many has raised concerns over its use. Consuming carrageenan in large amounts can cause various different problems, mainly is small kids and toddlers.

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