Sometimes the most innocuous of foodstuffs contain constituents whose origins are less than appetizing. Such is the case with
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The production of gelatin starts with the boiling of bones, skins, and hides of cows and pigs, a process that releases the protein-rich collagen from animal tissues. The collagen is boiled and filtered numerous times, dried, and ground to a powder. Because the collagen is processed extensively, the final product is not categorized as a meat or animal product by the federal government. Very strict vegetarians avoid gelatin entirely, but more permissive vegetarians have no problem including
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Popular belief has it that gelatin comes from horses' and cows' hooves. Kraft, the maker of