Marshmallows as a bedtime snack and a daily source of gelatin? Ingredients Review

[vibnad1991]

I was wondering what everyone's opinion on marshmallows as a daily bedtime snack? would it be a viable option for a a daily source of gelatin.
Are any of these ingredients something i should be concerned about?
Ingredients:
1. Sugar
2. Glucose Syrup
3. Water
4. Maize Starch
5. Beef Gelatine
6. Flavourings
7. Concentrated Beetroot Juice

 

[ecstatichamster]

They are a great food.

 

[vibnad1991]

Thats fantastic, because they taste great.

 

[Mossy]

I think the ones you have have good ingredients compared to most popular brands. Many have corn syrup, corn starch, and artificial ingredients, as well as harsher additives.

I’ll have to look for some higher quality ones myself.

 

[rainbowdrops]

I think the ones you have have good ingredients compared to most popular brands. Many have corn syrup, corn starch, and artificial ingredients, as well as harsher additives.

I’ll have to look for some higher quality ones myself.

Isn’t maize starch the same as corn starch?

 

[JamesGatz]

Are you in the US? May I know the brand you're buying? All the ones I seem to find are loaded with poison

 

[SOMO]

I don't think Marshmallows have any significant amount of gelatin.

Instead of wasting your money on marshmallows, I would just invest in powdered gelatin and drink it a few times a week.

 

[vibnad1991]

Hey, I'm in the UK. Its a store brand version:

https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/morrisons-marshmallows-121800011

there's also a haribo one which you might be able to get:

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Can anyone confirm whether marshmallows is a good or poor source of gelatin? Otherwise i need to rethink what to get to consume gelatin?

 

[Birdie]

I avoid Natural Flavorings and Beet sugar, but these ingredients look better than the others I've seen in marshmallows..
Beet sugar is a nightshade I think. I have to avoid nightshades or I get joint pain from them.

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[Hans]

I was wondering what everyone's opinion on marshmallows as a daily bedtime snack? would it be a viable option for a a daily source of gelatin.
Are any of these ingredients something i should be concerned about?
Ingredients:
1. Sugar
2. Glucose Syrup
3. Water
4. Maize Starch
5. Beef Gelatine
6. Flavourings
7. Concentrated Beetroot Juice

Ingredients look fine, but it's most likely a very poor source of gelatin.

 

[DonLore]

I was wondering what everyone's opinion on marshmallows as a daily bedtime snack? would it be a viable option for a a daily source of gelatin.
Are any of these ingredients something i should be concerned about?
Ingredients:
1. Sugar
2. Glucose Syrup
3. Water
4. Maize Starch
5. Beef Gelatine
6. Flavourings
7. Concentrated Beetroot Juice

They probably have around 1-2% gelatin so poor source. You would get more by eating minced meat, chicken wings etc or just using collagen powder, ox tail or collagen bars

 

[rainbowdrops]

Also I think the haribo ones have sorbitol

 

[SOMO]

Hey, I'm in the UK. Its a store brand version:

https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/morrisons-marshmallows-121800011

there's also a haribo one which you might be able to get:

Queue-it

groceries.morrisons.com

Can anyone confirm whether marshmallows is a good or poor source of gelatin? Otherwise i need to rethink what to get to consume gelatin?

No, they're not a good source of gelatin.

4 marshmallows = less than 1g protein.

Bone broth, meat with the cartilege and powdered gelatin are a better use of your money.

As far as processed snacks go, marshmallows are "fine" but if your goal is to increase gelatin intake powdered gelatin is the least expensive way dollar per gram. Also you can make some cool snacks with the gelatin like orange juice jelly cubes.

 

[bogbody]

yeah gummies are very easy to make and a better source of gelatin, though i do love marshmallows. i buy this kind sometimes:

Amazon product ASIN B07X27SDDXView: https://www.amazon.com/Toasted-SmashMallow-Snackable-Marshmallows-Calories/dp/B07X27SDDX/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=smashmallow&qid=1628813048&sr=8-4


you can also make marshmallows pretty easily but i haven’t tried it personally

 

[Ideonaut]

I was wondering what everyone's opinion on marshmallows as a daily bedtime snack? would it be a viable option for a a daily source of gelatin.
Are any of these ingredients something i should be concerned about?
Ingredients:
1. Sugar
2. Glucose Syrup
3. Water
4. Maize Starch
5. Beef Gelatine
6. Flavourings
7. Concentrated Beetroot Juice

I make my own but have changed the recipe, doubling the amount of gelatin. I soak 5 Tblspns gelatin in about a cup of water in my mixing bowl. Make a syrup with 1 2/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water, boiling on medium till it forms a thread (10 minutes?). gradually add syrup to gelatin on slow mixer speed, then speed up till foamy and thick. Add a tablespoon of vanilla. put in casserole dish that has been buttered and sprinkled with powdered sugar. cut up with scissors when ready. these are chewier and moister than the original recipe, which called for corn syrup and cornstarch, which I left out. pretty good tho--a pleasant way to eat gelatin!

 

[Mossy]

Isn’t maize starch the same as corn starch?

I would say you are correct. The word "maize" went right over my head. So, I would pass on that ingredient myself, if I could help it, due to the GMO and starch aspects. I say this from a surface understanding, and not as someone who can speak to any complexities beyond that.

I did find some marshmallows today that don't have any corn syrup or corn starch. They are by Yummallo.

Edit: Stupid me! The ones I bought have corn syrup! I didn't notice it on it's own first line of the ingredients list.

 

[Mossy]

I don't think Marshmallows have any significant amount of gelatin.

Instead of wasting your money on marshmallows, I would just invest in powdered gelatin and drink it a few times a week.

Ingredients look fine, but it's most likely a very poor source of gelatin.

Agreed. But a marshmallow is a marshmallow; not quite replicated by any other food. I would not think of eating them for my main source of gelatin.

 

[ecstatichamster]

I make my own but have changed the recipe, doubling the amount of gelatin. I soak 5 Tblspns gelatin in about a cup of water in my mixing bowl. Make a syrup with 1 2/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water, boiling on medium till it forms a thread (10 minutes?). gradually add syrup to gelatin on slow mixer speed, then speed up till foamy and thick. Add a tablespoon of vanilla. put in casserole dish that has been buttered and sprinkled with powdered sugar. cut up with scissors when ready. these are chewier and moister than the original recipe, which called for corn syrup and cornstarch, which I left out. pretty good tho--a pleasant way to eat gelatin!

Great idea. Thank you.