E476 Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate ; Question: Salam, I was eating Mcvities digestives milk chocolate biscuits @ Sehri time today when I noticed an E number which was E476. Is this Halal or is this Haram? Jzk Allah
Answer: E476 is combination of polyglycerol and castoroil (oil of the tree Ricinus sp. ).
Normal fat consists of glycerol and fatty acids, for these products additional glycerol is coupled to the normal glycerol. The product generally is a mixture of different components. Based on this information it will be Halal unless otherwise stated from the Product provider.
Answered By: Shaykh Asif of Halal or Haram Team
Some further information here from Food Info site
Combination of polyglycerol and castoroil (oil of the tree Ricinus sp. ). Normal fat consists of glycerol and fatty acids, for these products additional glycerol is coupled to the normal glycerol. The product generally is a mixture of different components.
E476 can be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians.
E476 is a food additive used to make food/sauce smoother and easier to mix. Its scientific name is Polyglycerol polyricinoleate. In its vegetarian state, it is almost always vegetarian.
Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR), E 476, is an emulsifier made from glycerin and fatty acids (usually from castor oil, but also from soybean oil). In chocolate, compound chocolate and similar coatings, PGPR is mainly used with another substance such as lecithin to reduce viscosity. It is used at a low level (less than 0.5%), and by reducing the friction between solid particles (such as cocoa, sugar, milk) in molten chocolate, reducing the yield stress, making it easier to flow, close to Newtonian fluid behavior. It can also be used as an emulsifier in spreads and salad dressings, [5] or to improve the texture of baked goods. It consists of a short chain of glycerol molecules connected by ether bonds and a side chain of ricinoleic acid connected by ester bonds.
In general, it is safe to assume that E476 is vegan, as it is basically always made from soybean oil or castor oil, but technically, it can be derived from animal sources/fats. In practice, if E476 (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) is not made from one of the above two plant ingredients, it can be made from tallow (fat), but it is usually made from palm oil .
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