Hematogen

Bars of Hematogen

Hematogen (Russian: Гематоген) is a nutrition bar which is notable in that one of its main ingredients is black food albumin, a technical term for cow's blood. It was popular in the former Soviet Union.[1] Other ingredients may vary, but they usually contain sugar, condensed milk and vanillin.

It is often considered to be a medicinal product, and is used to treat or prevent low blood levels of iron and vitamin B12 (e.g., for anemia or during pregnancy).[2] In the Soviet Union, it was available over-the-counter.[1]

See also

  • Sanguinaccio dolce, a sweet pudding made with pig’s blood
  • Protein bar
  • Blood as food
  • Black pudding

References

  1. 1 2 Hay, Mark (29 March 2019). "How Russia Fell In Love With Candy Bars Made of Blood". Vice. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Its [the candy bar's] iron, which prevents anemia, came from black food albumin — a technical term for blood
  2. ↑ "Гематоген". WebApteka. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022.


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