Reason: Derived from starch, commonly used in food.
Uses: sweetener, thickener
sugar
Status: HALAL
Reason: Derived from plants, widely consumed.
Uses: sweetener in various foods
water
Status: HALAL
Reason: Essential for life, universally accepted.
Uses: solvent, cooking, beverages
gelatin
Status: MASHBOOH
Reason: Gelatin can be derived from halal sources (like fish or halal slaughtered cattle) or haram sources (like pigs). Its status depends on the source of the gelatin.
Uses: Commonly used in food products like jelly, desserts, and gummy candies, as well as in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
less than 2% of: blend of oils (coconut and/or palm) with beeswax and/or carnauba wax
Status: UNKNOWN
citric acid
Status: HALAL
Reason: Organic acid, often derived from citrus fruits.
Uses: preservative, flavoring in foods
colors (annatto extract, blueberry and carrot concentrates, purple carrot juice concentrate)