Ritz Bitz

wheat flour

Status: HALAL

Reason: Wheat flour is a common baking ingredient and permissible.

shortening (vegetable oil, modified palm oil)

Status: UNKNOWN

modified palm oil

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from palm, suitable for consumption.

Uses: baking, cooking oils

modified milk ingredients

Status: MASHBOOH

Reason: May contain animal-derived components.

Uses: dairy products, ice cream

sugar

Status: HALAL

Reason: Common sweetener, naturally halal.

Uses: sweetener, flavor

vegetable oil

Status: HALAL

Reason: Vegetable oils are generally halal.

Uses: oils

cheddar cheese powder (milk)

Status: UNKNOWN

baking soda

Status: HALAL

Reason: Baking soda is a pure chemical compound (sodium bicarbonate) and does not derive from haram sources.

Uses: Used as a leavening agent in baking and cooking.

monocalcium phosphate

Status: HALAL

Reason: Mineral compound, used in baking.

Uses: leavening agent, calcium source

ammonium bicarbonate

Status: HALAL

Reason: Food-grade leavening agent, halal.

Uses: baking, leavening

salt

Status: HALAL

Reason: Common food seasoning.

Uses: seasoning

sodium phosphate

Status: HALAL

Reason: Common food additive, typically halal.

Uses: emulsifying agent, preservative

yeast extract (barley)

Status: UNKNOWN

soy lecithin

Status: HALAL

Reason: Soy lecithin is derived from soybeans, which are halal.

corn starch

Status: HALAL

Reason: Plant-derived carbohydrate used in food.

Uses: thickening, filling, stabilizing

maltodextrin

Status: HALAL

Reason: Common food additive, Halal.

papain

Status: HALAL

Reason: Enzyme from papaya, plant-derived.

Uses: tenderizing meat, food processing

amylase

Status: HALAL

Reason: Enzyme, typically derived from microbial sources.

Uses: enzyme in food processing

protease

Status: MASHBOOH

Reason: Protease can be derived from both animal and plant sources, and the halal status depends on its origin.

Uses: Commonly used in food processing, baking, and cheese production.

natural flavour

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from natural sources, no animal origin.

Uses: flavoring in candies, desserts

turmeric extract

Status: HALAL

Reason: Natural coloring used widely in foods.

Uses: food coloring, flavoring

annatto extract.

Status: UNKNOWN