Gelatin used in the candy industry is made of pig skin and cause cancer
Some time ago rumors spread about the components of gelatin, which intervene in the manufacture of some types of candy,
Especially after the recognition of the major manufacturers to use those candy fat pig skin in the extraction of gelatin, which is the most important component to their products.
And sources to get that material and products entering in the manufacture and also the negative effects that result from them, Dr. Khaled Youssef therapeutic dietitian says
There exporters to extract gelatin, namely: vegetable source and is extracted from marine algae, the source animal and is extracted from pig skins and stems of livestock, which is the most prevalent source.
Years ago is usual practice to use that material in the intensification of many food products such as halloumi cheese such as cheese, ice cream, jelly, and chocolate.
Joseph explains that the gelatin in itself is not harmful to health substance except in one case, which is when you add preservatives and Flavors to the product, which contains gelatin, such as jelly, candy, energy drinks.
That’s what turns it into a cancerous material works to increase your chances of developing these tumors dramatically,
The use of fat as a source of pig skins to extract gelatin and private, which is used in the manufacture of gelatinous candy for children, is unacceptable and is a taboo in the Arab community next to the health threat to children,
Because these products are the highest in the proportion they contain Flavors, industrial colors, preservatives and thus multiply the negative effects of gelatin component to it.
