Halal an Arabic word means lawful. Muslims all over the world are required to eat only Halal foods (foods allowed to eat according to Islamic dietary laws) made from Halal ingredients (only those law full food ingredients allowed under Islamic dietary laws). The Islamic dietary laws are based on Quranic (Holy book for Muslims) teachings and sayings of Prophet Mohammed Sallallahu alaihi wasallum (called Sunnah) and are based according Islamic Sharia (Islamic laws). The H’alal ingredients are from grain, plant, chemical, synthetic (Halal), Dairy (if H’alal enzymes and H’alal culture media are used), egg products, fish and Zabiha meat sources.
- Grain/Plant based ingredients:
Baker’s yeast, Baker’s yeast extract, Beta Carotene (if vegetable oil is used as a carrier that is not gelatin), Microbial rennet, Chocolate liquor, Glycerin (plant and Halal synthetic source), Torula yeast (if grown on sugar cane not on liquor) and All purpose soy sauce. - Mineral, chemical, synthetic (H’alal or kosher certified) based ingredients:
Artificial Flavor (made from Halal ingredients without alcohol), BHA and BHT(only if vegetable oil is used as a carrier) and vanillin (from Halal synthetic source). - Dairy Ingredients ( made with H’alal enzymes and H’alal culture media or kosher certified): Acid Casein, Buttermilk solids, Caseinates, cheese powder, Lactose, Whey and Whey protein concentrate.
Ingredients made from plant fat( Halal or kosher certified): Stearates, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, DATEM, Mono & Di Glycerides, Ethoxylated Mono & Di Glycerides, Lecithin, Enzyme Modified Lecithin( Halal or kosher certified), Margarine, Polysorbate 60 or 80, Sorbitan Monostearates and Tocopherol.
Information on Whey
Muslims think that whey is milk based ingredient, it has to be Halal but answer is NO. There are two kinds of whey, one is sweet or rennet whey and other is acid whey. Acid whey is obtained during the making of acid type of cheese such as cottage cheese. Sweet or rennet whey is used more in food products then acid whey. Sweet whey or rennet whey is a by-product of rennet cheese such as cheddar cheese. Whey is portion of milk remaining after coagulation and removal of curd. Whey is H’alal only if the H’alal starter culture bacteria, H’alal medium on which starter culture grown (Starter culture bacteria are H’alal if they obtained from milk source not meat source and media on which these starter culture bacteria grown has to be made from H’alal ingredients such milk), microbial rennet, microbial lipase enzyme, H’alal color, H’alal flavor has added to milk. These requirements can only obtained if the cheese and whey are Halal or Kosher certified (which meet the Islamic dietary requirements). A H’alal or Kosher symbol (which meet the Islamic dietary requirements) on a food package containing whey indicates that it is manufactured under Halal or Kosher supervision.
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