Read this if you never want to eat pop-tarts again.

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  • needamulligan
    needamulligan Posts: 558 Member
    I'm not sure I get what the freak-out is about. I mean, that's why real meat-based soups will turn into jelly when refrigerated. Because boiling the meat causes the gelatin in the cartilage to dissolve into the liquid.

    By the way, the gelatin in pop-tarts is used in the frosting, not in the filling. Which is why the mini pop-tart stick things are certified kosher but the full-sized ones aren't.

    You forgot to include fish bones in your list of gelatin sources, by the way. :)

    This really isn't a secret. Where did you think Jell-o comes from? People have been doing this for centuries. I think most cultures have used some form of aspic as a delicacy. Also, did you mention marshmallows? If not, add them to your list.
  • cubizzle
    cubizzle Posts: 900 Member
    Love me some Pop-Tarts!
  • mcaffreyg
    mcaffreyg Posts: 69 Member
    hahaha this is in sooo many products. I mean they do use all sorts of parts in everything. pork, cattle, chicken, ect.
    If it bothers you theres lots of stuff ur gonna cut out. but mostly you eat things like this multiple times a day and don't even realize
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Jello and pop-tarts are both awesome. True story.
  • bethygirlie
    bethygirlie Posts: 311 Member
    I gotta pull a "bug-atheist" viewpoint here. If I can't see the bug, it doesn't exist. :laugh:
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Personally, I don't eat Pop Tarts because there's no nutritional value to them.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Personally, I don't eat Pop Tarts because there's no nutritional value to them.

    10% of RDA for Vitamin A, C, iron and some of the B vitamins.

    http://www.rwservices.poptarts.com/content/dam/common/products/nutrition/104448.jpg

    There is some nutritional value but obviously these would not be considered a micronutrient dense food.
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    Oh and if that didn't make you squirm at all, look for the ingredient "Carmine" or natural red 4 used in food products and natural makes ups....its made from insects.


    Yup that lipstick might be from boiled bugs, kind of cool huh?


    I would rather the color in my foods ce from ground up insects than petroleum based colors!
  • GhostPack
    GhostPack Posts: 197 Member
    Jello and pop-tarts are both awesome. True story.
    I second this story as being true.
  • sofielein
    sofielein Posts: 539 Member
    In entire Europe, the biggest traditional Christmas dish is cooking up those meat parts with vegetables and then turning it from what looks like a hot meat soup into aspic.
    When it is completely jelloey, eat with spoon or fork or as you like it.

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    There is nothing disgusting about it, it is a million year old tradition. I would worry about the sugar in pop tarts instead...
  • s07civic
    s07civic Posts: 50 Member
    I avoid Pop Tarts because, although the frosting is good, they are so damn salty that I need like 5 gallons of water after eating one !! :)
  • RandiLandCHANGED
    RandiLandCHANGED Posts: 630 Member
    Mmm..pop tarts
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    <--- Pop Tarts are freaking delicious. (That's a Red Velvet Pop Tart & Red Velvet Cake Ben & Jerry's ice cream sandwich...NOM NOM NOM)
  • The1iceQueen
    The1iceQueen Posts: 119
    I don't eat pop tarts because I don't eat anything breaded, but I eat a lot of pork rinds so pop tarts don't really gross me out, heh.
  • RandiLandCHANGED
    RandiLandCHANGED Posts: 630 Member
    <--- Pop Tarts are freaking delicious. (That's a Red Velvet Pop Tart & Red Velvet Cake Ben & Jerry's ice cream sandwich...NOM NOM NOM)

    O.M.G I need this!!! ^^
  • Kimdbro
    Kimdbro Posts: 922 Member
    Hey look another reason to go vegetarian :) LOL I've been a vegetarian for over 5 years but I just found out about gelatin a few years ago. It's really disgusting and wrong isn't it?!?!

    No it isn't. It's tasty and natural, and nothing goes to waste! Three good reasons not to go vegetarian! :tongue:

    ^^This^^ Plus how 'bout that dudes gigantically long post about vegetarianism and all the schmackle he must have had to go through to research all that jazz.... who has that kind of time? **sits at table, lifts fork and jabs into delicious grilled chicken breast**
  • RumpusP
    RumpusP Posts: 163 Member
    Just replying to the original post... I'm not understanding why "gelatin" is fine but "pork-gotten gelatin" is all horrible... I mean, how does this really make a difference compared to "cow-gotten gelatin"? Unless you're normally using a veggie based substitute it always comes from bones, hooves, hides, noses, etc. Why would it be grosser from one animal than another that people eat?
  • gingerygal
    gingerygal Posts: 59 Member
    Everyone know pop tarts are crappy junk food, but I learned something today that will encourage me to never eat another poptart should I encounter one. I knew jello was made from nasty stuff. Come to find out its a lot more then jello.

    The back story: I'm from Iowa originally, and Iowa is known for two things, hogs and corn. Where there is hogs there is meat processing plants. My best friend just began working for one of these pig processing plant and he told me about something.

    Companies go to every extent to use every part of the pig. This is where pop-tarts come in, the filling in pop-tarts contains gelatin, not so scary right? What if i told you that was pork gelatin? Yummy your pop-tart filling is made with gelatin that is derived from the hide of a pig. Yum. Other things that gelatin comes from skin, boiled crushed horn, hoof and bones, connective tissues, organs and some intestines of animals such as domesticated cattle, chicken, horses hooves, and pigs.

    Products gelatin is use in?
    Gelatin desserts, (like jello) trifles, aspic, marshmallows, and confectioneries such as Peeps and gummy bears. Gelatin may be used as a stabilizer, thickener, or texturizer in foods such as ice cream, jams, yogurt, cream cheese, and margarine; it is used, as well, in fat-reduced foods to simulate the mouthfeel of fat and to create volume without adding calories

    Bits and pieces of what I wrote came from a web search, and were not written by me.


    Who knew I could get pork while eating a pop tart?

    Marshmallows, peeps AND gummy bears?!?!?! NOOOOOOOOO! Adding that to the list of things to check for in the ingredients list. I feel like I always knew, but didn't want to actually remember while eating them :smile:
  • Luvmesumkenny
    Luvmesumkenny Posts: 779 Member
    Guess what I'm eating right now??
    A Pop Tart!!
    Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!
  • Luvmesumkenny
    Luvmesumkenny Posts: 779 Member
    bacon poptarts? Now we're on to something!!

    THIS WOULD BE MOUTHGASMIC!!!!!!!
  • bluefrog_2001
    bluefrog_2001 Posts: 138 Member
    Doesn't bother me- I eat meat and I prefer if companies DO USE as much as the animal instead of just certain parts and throwing the rest out. I'd rather have an animal product than some chemical "gel".

    Ditto.
  • TheDarlingOne
    TheDarlingOne Posts: 255 Member
    Wait until the OP finds out where silk really comes from!

    pooor worms having stuff pulled out of their bottoms :sad:

    Good grief. I have to learn not to read posts right after getting out of bed. I thought you meant Silk, the soy milk.

    I did too! *sigh of relief* lol
  • j75j75
    j75j75 Posts: 854 Member
    Most American's eat a lot of worse things on a daily basis.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Doesn't bother me- I eat meat and I prefer if companies DO USE as much as the animal instead of just certain parts and throwing the rest out. I'd rather have an animal product than some chemical "gel".

    Ditto.

    ^This. I was taught that you should use as much of the animal as possible. *noms her poptarts happily*
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    <--- Pop Tarts are freaking delicious. (That's a Red Velvet Pop Tart & Red Velvet Cake Ben & Jerry's ice cream sandwich...NOM NOM NOM)
    OMG I never new there were red velvet pop tarts. I must live in a hole. that looks fantastic, and OH, by the way, it's gnom gnom... it has the same root and gnocchi...
  • tylllah
    tylllah Posts: 2 Member
    Lol ☝️
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Gelatin is no new thing, but then again I've never had a pop tart & never plan to. Ewwwwwwww what a sad sack of 'food'
  • tylllah
    tylllah Posts: 2 Member
    Doesn't bother me- I eat meat and I prefer if companies DO USE as much as the animal instead of just certain parts and throwing the rest out. I'd rather have an animal product than some chemical "gel".

    Ditto.

    ^This. I was taught that you should use as much of the animal as possible. *noms her poptarts happily*


    Haha
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    Now I want a peanut butter pop tart ♡ Heat it up in the toaster, lather in butter.
  • HappyStack
    HappyStack Posts: 802 Member
    Engaging in thread necro.

    Pop tart s'mores with a bacon layer.

    It's a pork medley.

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