![]() Gelatin is an ideal vessel for encapsulating vitamins, since it has no smell or taste and is easy to digest. Gelatin is made by boiling the bones, ligaments and tendons of animals such as cows, pigs, and cattle. All gelatin is derived from animal sources, from crushed bones and skins of cows, pigs, or fish. Nutrition and health writer for the San Francisco Gate, Chris Daniels, explains that gelatin is an extract from the protein collagen found in the connective tissue of animals. Did you know that many vitamin supplements contain gelatin? And, did you know that if these vitamins are made in the West, the gelatin is most likely derived from pork? ![]() Not only should Muslims be careful about the foods they eat, but also about the vitamin supplements they take. When traveling abroad, chocolate lovers need to be extra vigilant. You probably wouldn’t expect it, but many chocolate truffles in the West have rum in them, which contains alcohol. In Saudi Arabia, without second thought, you can pick your food stuffs off the shelf in the grocery store, without worrying about them containing food substances that are forbidden in Islam. When I am in Jeddah, I rarely or almost never read the ingredients list, looking for unlawful items such as rum, wine, lard, pork, or any pork-related products. Muslims living in the West and other parts of the world have it a little harder than Muslims living in the Gulf region, when it comes to eating out or shopping for food.
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