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Gelatin is made up from the collagen inside an animals bones. Vegetarianism means you don't eat meat, but Gelatin is included within that. Besides being a meat eater myself, i still wouldn't like to eat crushed animal bones.

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While there are some vegetarian gelatin alternatives (made from seaweeds), most gelatin is a protean derived from animals (the swim bladders of fish or rendered animal carcases). Being derived from animals of cause makes them unsuitable for vegetarians.

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