Strawberry gelatin dessert

sugar

Status: HALAL

Reason: Sugar is naturally halal.

Uses: sweetener

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.

adipic acid (for tartness)

Status: UNKNOWN

red color (maltodextrin, vegetable juice, polysorbate 80, citric acid, turmeric oleoresin, ascorbic acid [preservative])

Status: UNKNOWN

sodium citrate (controls acidity)

Status: UNKNOWN

fumaric acid (for tartness)

Status: HALAL

Reason: Fumaric acid is a naturally occurring organic acid that is used as a food additive and does not derive from haram sources.

Uses: Commonly used as an acidity regulator and food preservative in various food products.

maltodextrin

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from starch, used as a thickener and sweetener.

Uses: thickener, sweetener

salt

Status: HALAL

Reason: Commonly used, permissible seasoning.

Uses: seasoning

natural and artificial flavors

Status: MASHBOOH

Reason: Source of flavors needs specification.

modified cornstarch

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from corn, no animal origin.

Uses: thickening, stabilizing agents

propylene glycol

Status: HALAL

Reason: Commonly used as a food additive and classified Halal.

Uses: humectant, solvent

benzyl alcohol

Status: MASHBOOH

Reason: Used as a preservative, concerns over source.

triethyl citrate

Status: HALAL

Reason: Common food additive, generally halal.

Uses: Plasticizer, emulsifier