One listing by a California-based seller advertises a one-pound block of the donkey-hide gelatin for $435. Increasing demand for ejiao is directly tied to the decimation of donkey populations ...

But others, including Amazon, continue to sell the gelatin. Consumers looking to avoid purchasing anything containing ejiao should read product information and ingredient lists carefully. Related ...

a traditional medicine made from donkey-hide gelatin. Ejiao is highly valued in Chinese traditional medicine for its supposed ...