Collagen/gelatin for days of abstinence?

[fin]

Is taking collagen powder okay on days of abstinence, like Lent Fridays? These aren’t considered to be meat, am I guessing correctly, even though they’re derived from cows or pigs, since it’s from the bone marrow and not the meat?

 

[Tomdstone]

Similar question about pie crust made from lard.

 

[PaulfromIowa]

usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/questions-and-answers-about-lent.cfm

Abstinence does not include meat juices and liquid foods made from meat. Thus, such foods as chicken broth, consomme, soups cooked or flavored with meat, meat gravies or sauces, as well as seasonings or condiments made from animal fat are technically not forbidden. However, moral theologians have traditionally taught that we should abstain from all animal-derived products (except foods such as gelatin, butter, cheese and eggs, which do not have any meat taste).

 

[thistle]

Is taking collagen powder okay on days of abstinence, like Lent Fridays? These aren’t considered to be meat, am I guessing correctly, even though they’re derived from cows or pigs, since it’s from the bone marrow and not the meat?

Modern Catholic Dictionary:

MEAT. The flesh of animals and birds eaten by human beings, as understood in Church law. Its prohibition on days of abstinence and fast has a spiritual value, going back to the Old Testament and practiced since apostolic times. “The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, the products of milk or condiments made of animal fat” (Pope Paul VI, Paenitemini, Norm III, 1).