of food ingredients are divided into HALAL, HARAM and MUSHBOOH based on Islamic dietary requirements.
HALAL:
1. Grain and Plant based Ingredients
Agar, Algin, Allspice, Amylase (alpha), Anise, Annatto, Arrowroot, Baker's Yeast, Baker's Yeast Extract, Basil, Bay Leaves, Beta-Carotene (Vegetable oil carrier without gelatin), Bran, Bulgur wheat, Cocoa Butter, Caffeine, Canola Oil, Caramel, Caraway, Cardamom, Carnauba Wax, Carob, Carob Gum, Carrageenan, Cheese & Dairy Culture (Halal or Kosher organism grown on Halal and Kosher media), Chives, Chocolate, Chocolate Liquor, Cinnamon, Citrus Oil, Clove, Cocoa Powder, Coconut, Coriander, Corn, Corn Bran, Corn Flour, Corn Gluten, Corn Meal, Corn Oil, Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Cranberry, Cumin, Curry Powder, Dextrin, Dextrose, Dill, Durum Flour, Enzyme( Alpha Amylase and Protease in bakery products, bacterial rennet and bacterial lipase which is just started to sale in 2001 according to food industry sources in cheese), Farina, Fennel, Fenugreek, Flour, Fructose, Garlic, Gellan Gum, Ghatti Gum, Ginger, Gluten, Glycerin (plant source only), Graham Flour, Grape, Guar Gum, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Honey, Horseradish, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Invert Sugar, Karaya, Kelp, Licorice Root, Locust Bean Gum, Mace, Maize, Malt, Maltodextrin, Maltose, Maple Sugar, Maple Syrup, Marjoram, Margarine (from Halal or Kosher source), Modified Food Starch, Molasses, Mustard, Nutmeg, Oat, Oat Flour, Oatmeal, Olive Oil, Onion, Oregano, Palm Oil, Papa in, Paprika, Parsley, Peanut, Pectin, Peppers, Polydextrose, Potato Starch, Pregelatinized Starch, Protease Enzyme, Psyllium, Raisin, Rapeseed, Rennet (Microbial only), Rice, Rye, Safflower, Saffron, Sage, Savory, Semolina, Sesame, Shallot, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (if Lauric acid was obtained from coconut fat or oil), Sorbitol, Soybean, Soya Flour, Soya Oil, Soya Sauce (only all purpose Seasoned with out alcohol) Spice, Starch, Sugar, Sunflower, Tapioca Starch, Textured Vegetable Protein, Tocopherol (from plant), Tofu (if Halal coagulant used), Tragacanth, Turola Yeast (grown on Sugar Cane or Halal sulfite waste) , Turmeric, Vanilla Bean, Vital Wheat, Wheat, Wheat Flour, Xanthan Gum, Xylitol, zein.
2. Mineral, Chemical, Synthetic based Ingredients
Acetic acid, Alum, Aluminum Ammonium Sulfate, Ammonium (Bicarbonate, Carbonate, Chloride, Sulfate), Ascorbic acid, Azodicarbonamide, Dry Artificial Colors (not extracted with alcohol, liquid color only kosher certified only with Halal solvent), Artificial Flavors (made from Halal or kosher ingredients only), Aspartame, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Beeswax, Benzaldehyde, Benzoic acid, BHA, BHT (only with 100% vegetable oil as a carrier), Calcium (Carbonate, Chloride, Citrate, Sorbate, Sulfate), Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), Chlorine, Citric Acid, Cream of Tarter (without alcohol based source), L-Cysteine (only from petroleum or synthetic source), Dicalcium Phosphate, Dipotassium Phosphate, EDTA, Dry FD&C Colors only (if liquid then only with Halal or only kosher certified), Ferric Oxide, Ferrous Sulphate, Folic Acid (plant based), Fumaric Acid, Glucon-Delta-Lactone, Glycerin (synthetic source only), Iron, Lactic Acid, Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium Stearate (if Stearate from plant fat only), Methyl Cellulose, Monocalcium Phosphate, Monosodium Glutamate (MSG, only with plant derived material, enzyme and media), Natural Flavoring (Oleoresin of Spices such as Black Peppers, Paprika and other spices mostly used in Tomato Ketchups and other products extracted other than alcohol), Natural Flavors (Halal & kosher source without Alcohol), Niacin, Oleoresins of spices, Phosphates, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium (Bicarbonate, Bromate, Sorbate), Propionic Acid, Propylene Glycol (from petroleum & Halal source only), Propyle Gallate, Riboflavin, Saccharine, Salt, Sea Salt, Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Acetate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (synthetic), Sodium Metabisulfate, Sodium Nitrate, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium sorbate, Sorbic Acid, Tartaric acid ( from grape only not from wine), TBHQ (only with vegetable oil as a carrier), Thiamine Mononitrate, Titanium Dioxide, Tricalcium phosphate, Vanillin (made with Halal Synthetic material, without Alcohol and kosher certified ), Vinegar (only distilled white vinegar).
3. Dairy Ingredients (made with chemical, Halal or kosher enzyme, cultures and culture media) with kosher symbol on the food packages only:
Acid Casein, Butter fat Lipolyzed, Buttermilk Solids, Caseinates (Sodium & Calcium), Rennet Casein, Cheese Powder, Cream, Cultured Milk, Cultured Cream Lipolyzed, Dried Milk, Lactose, Nonfat Dry milk, Sour Cream Solids (without gelatin), Reduced Mineral Whey, Whey, Whey Protein Concentrate.
4. Ingredients made from Plant or Vegetable Fat with kosher symbol on food package only:
Calcium Stearate, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, DATEM, Diglyceride, Ethoxylated Mono- and Diglycerides, Glycerin, Glycerol Ester, Glycerol Monostearate, Hydroxylated Lecithin, Soya Lecithin, Enzyme Modified Soya Lecithin (Halal or kosher enzymes), Soybean Oil, Margarine, Mono- and Diglycerides, Monoglyceride, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Polyoxythylene Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 65, Polysorbate 80, Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Softener, Sorbitan Monostearate, Tocopherol, Vegetable Oils (Canola, Corn, Cottonseeds, Olive).
5. Ingredients from Egg and Fish:
Albumin, Eggs, Egg White, Egg Yolks, Gelatin (from fish only), Lecithin (from eggs but very expensive to produce now a days).
6. Halal Vitamins used in Food products (from Halal or Kosher Source):
Vitamin A as Retinol (from eggs, milk & plant source):
For the dairy industry it is made from by reacting Calcium Carbonate with
water then esterified with Palmitic Acid (from plant fat only) and used to fortify Milk.
Vitamin B1: As Thiamine (synthetic and from eggs)
Vitamin B2: As Riboflavin (from leafy vegetables, eggs and milk)
Vitamin B5: As Pantotherric Acid (from eggs)
Vitamin B6: As Pyridoxine (from eggs)
Vitamin B12: As Cyanocobalamin (from fish and milk)
Vitamin C: As Ascorbic Acid (from plant or synthetic)
Vitamin D as Calciferol:
For the dairy industry it is made from sheep's Lanolin (wool) for fortifying the milk.
Vitamin E: As Tocopherol (from vegetable, eggs and milk)
Vitamin K: (from vegetable source)
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HARAM:
1. Haram Ingredients from Alcoholic Fermentation:
Alcohol in dry form is used as ingredient, Alcohol as solvent in flavor, extracting ingredients for color, spices, Bear, Bear Flavor, Bear Batters, Fermented Cider, Hard Cider, Rum, Torula Yeast grown on liquor, Soya Sauce (Naturally brewed with wheat and soy as mentioned in ingredient list with 1-2% alcohol), Sherry Wine, Vanilla Extract, Wine, Wine vinegar.
2. Haram Ingredients from Human Body:
L - Cysteine (from Human Hairs).
3. Haram Ingredients from Pig:
Bacon, Ham, Gelatin, Enzymes (such as Rennin, Pepsin), Marshmallow containing pork gelatin, Pork, Bacon bits.
4. Ingredients from pig may be mixed with grain & plant based ingredients:
Beta-Carotene (pork gelatin may be used as a carrier for proper dispersion of Beta-Carotene), Cheese & Dairy Cultures (if the media for growing cultures contains pork fat), Enzyme Modified Soya Lecithin (pork enzymes), Tofu (if the coagulant is from Haram source).
5. Mineral, Chemical and Synthetic Ingredients mixed with pork by-products:
Artificial Flavors (made from pork by-products), BHA & BHT (if the carrier from pork by-products).
6. Dairy Ingredients made from pork enzymes or Cultures grows on pork fat:
Butter fat Lipolyzed, Buttermilk Solids, Caseinates (Sodium & Calcium), Rennet Casein, Cheese Powder, Cultured Cream Lipolyzed, Cultured Milk, Lactose, Sour Cream Solids (also with pork gelatin), Reduced Mineral Whey, Rennet, Whey, Whey Protein Concentrate.
7. Ingredients made from Pig Fat:
Calcium Stearate, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, DATEM, Diglyceride, Ethoxylated Mono- and Diglycerides, Glycerin, Glycerol Ester, Glycerol Monostearate, Hydroxylated Lecithin, Lard, Margarine, Mono- and Diglycerides, Monoglyceride, Natural Flavors (if any ingredient from pork fat), Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Polyoxythylene Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 65, Polysorbate 80, Propylene
Glycol Monostearate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (if Lauric acid obtained from pig fat), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Softener, Sorbitan Monostearate, Tocopherol.
8. Vitamins from pig's liver & other pig parts:
Vitamin A, Vitamin B 5, Vitamin B 6, Vitamin B 12, Vitamin E, Vitamin
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MUSHBOOH:
Yeast Extract, Autolyzed Yeast from brewer's yeast, Cochineal/Carmine color, Shellac
(The Halal status of Cochineal/Carmine color & Shellac is under discussion stage with Islamic scholars in USA/Canada).
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
Information in this section is obtained from the Halal foods book " A Comprehensive List of Halal Food Products In US Supermarkets" published by Muslim Consumer Group in June 200.
Note: The sources of ingredients as mentioned in the books and encyclopedia may not be true sources for certain ingredients because the food industry uses the least expensive sources for the food ingredients. The best example is the Vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 is used for fortification of milk in USA and Canada. It is obtained from Sheep's wool Lanolin not from fish source as mentioned in the books.
