Know Your Ingredients
Hereunder follows a list of critical ingredients which can render a food product Haraam. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are unsure about any ingredient, please contact us so that we may advice further.
Hereunder follows a list of critical ingredients which can render a food product Haraam.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive.
If you are unsure about any ingredient, please contact us so that we may advice further.
Bakery Industry
| Critical Area | Critical Ingredient | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Baking fats | Lard | Pork |
| Fortification agents | Vitamins | May from animal source |
| Baking Additives/ Flour improver | L-Cysteine (E920) | poultry feathers or human hair |
| Basting brushes | Animal Bristles | Pork |
| Pan-grease | Lard | Pork |
| Dough Conditioners | L-Cysteine (E920) | poultry feathers or human hair |
| Eggs | Egg impurities & Blood | Najis |
| Flavourants | May contain animal & Khamr ingredients | Pork, wines |
Dairy Industry
| Critical Area | Critical Ingredient | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Colourants | Carmanic Acid (E120) | Cochineal |
| Gelatine | Pork bones & hides | |
| Stabilizers | Gelatine | Pork bones & hides |
| Enzymes | Pork | |
| Flavourants | May contain animal & Khamr ingredients | Pork, wines |
Snack Industry
| Critical Area | Critical Ingredient | Source |
|---|---|---|
| – | Cheese Powder | Pork |
| – | Whey Powder | Pork |
| SEASONING | May contain animal & Khamr ingredients | Pork, wines |
| – | FRYING OIL | Pork or Dead Animal |
Confectionery Industry
| Critical Area | Critical Ingredient | Source |
|---|---|---|
| – | Gelatine | Pork bones & hides |
| – | Liquor | Khamr |
| – | Glycerin | Pork |
| Colourants | Carmanic Acid (E120) | Cochineal |
| Flavourants | May contain animal & Khamr ingredients | Pork, wines |
Beverage Industry
| Critical Area | Critical Ingredient | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Flavourants | May contain animal & Khamr ingredients | Pork, wines |
| Clarification agent | Gelatine | Pork bones & hides |
| Amino Acids | Taurine | Ox bile |
| Colourants | Carmanic Acid (E120) | Cochineal |
| ALCOHOL | May be wine source |
Hospitality Industty
| Critical Area | Critical Ingredient | Source |
|---|---|---|
| – | Meat | May be mechanically slaughtered chicken |
| – | Sauces | wine |
| Bakery Ingredients | As mentioned above | – |
| – | Cooking Oil | May be Pork or Dead Animal |
| Dairy Ingredients | As mentioned above | – |
| BASTING BRUSHES | Animal Bristles | Pork |
| – | PAR FRYING AGENT | May be Pork or Dead Animal |