Is sourdough bread halal?
So what is sourdough first of all?
Sourdough is a bread made from the natural occurring yeast and bacteria in flour. In traditional sourdough recipes, you’ll find three ingredients: starter culture (which consists of flour and water), salt and flour. There is no yeast, no milk, no oils and no sweeteners. It’s about as natural as you get when it comes to bread.
The benefits
Lactobacillus is the good bacteria in yogurt, kefir, sour cream, buttermilk, etc. It ferments the flour/water mixture and creates lactic acid, a catalyst that greatly increases the micronutrient profile. In simple terms – all those nutrients found in whole wheat flour are bigger and badder, and now your body is better able to USE them too.
The fermentation process alone is great for your digestive system. The Lactobacillus helps feed the good bacteria found in your digestive system so they can continue to fight off the bad guys. And remember that a healthy gut means healthy body. Most of your immune system is found in your digestive system.
One neat thing to the long soaking required of sourdough is that it breaks down much of the phytates that bind the awesome minerals in grains. With the phytates gone, our bodies can grab those nutrients and actually use them!
With those nutrients readily available, digestion of the starch is MUCH easier on your body. In fact, the natural bacteria working with the natural yeast predigests the starch a little bit for you. The benefits of sourdough will make your tummy happy.
I pray that this finds you well, and in the best of health and spirits. May Allah grant you all good and success in this life and the next.
Yes, sourdough bread is halal, because the incidental presence of alcohol for non-intoxicating purposes does not render food haram–if it is in an amount that doesn’t intoxicate; isn’t there as an intoxicant; and isn’t consumed because of intoxication.
And Allah alone gives success.
Answered By: Ustadh Asif of Halal or Haram Team
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