Reason: Derived from starch, commonly used as a sweetener.
Uses: sweetener, bulking agent
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.
starch
Status: HALAL
Reason: Common food thickener typically halal.
Uses: thickening agent, food stabilizer
liquorice extract
Status: HALAL
Reason: Plant-derived flavoring and sweetener.
Uses: flavoring in confectionery
maltodextrin
Status: HALAL
Reason: Common carbohydrate polymer, Halal.
acidifier: citric acid
Status: HALAL
Reason: Natural organic acid, no animal origin.
Uses: acidulant in foods, beverages
vegetable fat
Status: HALAL
Reason: Plant-derived fats, no animal origin.
salt
Status: HALAL
Reason: Salt is a halal ingredient.
lactose
Status: HALAL
Reason: Derived from milk and used in food.
milk proteins
Status: HALAL
Reason: Proteins from halal dairy sources.
aromas
Status: HALAL
Reason: Flavor compounds, usually synthetic or natural.
Uses: flavoring in various food products
fruit and plant concentrates (apple, kiwi, spinach, nettle, safflower, spirulina)
Status: UNKNOWN
fruit extract (carob)
Status: UNKNOWN
inverted sugar syrup
Status: HALAL
Reason: Derived from sugar, no animal origin.
Uses: sweetener in confectionery, beverages
dyes: curcumin
Status: UNKNOWN
carmines
Status: UNKNOWN
mixed carotenes
Status: UNKNOWN
lutein
Status: HALAL
Reason: Natural pigment, derived from plants.
Uses: coloring in food products
anthocyanins
Status: HALAL
Reason: Natural pigment, food coloring.
Uses: Food coloring, antioxidant
coating agents: beeswax
Status: UNKNOWN
wax
Status: UNKNOWN
Reason: Not specific enough to confirm halal status.