Liquorice allsorts

sugar

Status: HALAL

Reason: Common sweetener, widely accepted.

Uses: sweetener

treacle

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from sugar refining, no animal origin.

Uses: sweetener in desserts

fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin)

Status: UNKNOWN

glucose syrup

Status: HALAL

Reason: Commonly used sweetener, halal.

Uses: sweetener

desiccated coconut

Status: HALAL

Reason: Dried coconut, no animal products involved.

Uses: ingredient in baked goods, snacks

palm oil

Status: HALAL

Reason: Plant-based oil, no concerns.

maize starch

Status: HALAL

Reason: Maize starch is derived from maize (corn), which is a plant-based source and permissible in Islam.

Uses: Commonly used as a thickening agent in food, as well as in various industrial applications such as textiles and pharmaceuticals.

beef gelatine

Status: HARAM

Reason: Derived from beef, not halal certified.

Uses: thickener and stabilizer

colours (plain caramel, paprika extract, beetroot red, curcumin)

Status: UNKNOWN

fat reduced cocoa powder

Status: HALAL

Reason: Cocoa powder is derived from cocoa beans, which are plants. It does not contain any ingredients that are considered haram.

Uses: Used in baking, beverages, and as a flavoring agent in various recipes.

humectant (glycerol)

Status: MASHBOOH

Reason: Source unclear; could be animal or plant.

liquorice powder

Status: UNKNOWN

flavourings

Status: HALAL

Reason: Commonly used flavor agents in food.

Uses: flavoring

glazing agent (white beeswax, yellow beeswax)

Status: UNKNOWN

spirulina concentrate

Status: HALAL

Reason: Natural blue-green algae, nutritious and safe.

Uses: coloring, dietary supplement

fruit and vegetable concentrates (blackcurrant, black carrot).

Status: UNKNOWN