Ah. chocolates != chocolate Usually nougat uses egg whites so it doesn't need gelatin as a protein. Marshmallows are arguably nougat, though, since they're al

Ah. chocolates != chocolate Usually nougat uses egg whites so it doesn't need gelatin as a protein. Marshmallows are arguably nougat, though, since they're also sugar bound with protein. Marshmallow cream usually uses egg. All of the major nougat US candy bars I can find use egg and not gelatin. I've seen chocolates with marshmallow in them.