Xuxes Top Ten

sugar

Status: HALAL

Reason: Natural carbohydrate, widely used sweetener.

Uses: sweetening, preserving

glucose syrup

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from starch, no animal origin.

Uses: sweetener in candies, baked goods

water

Status: HALAL

Reason: Essential for life, universally halal.

glucose and fructose syrup

Status: HALAL

Reason: Plant-derived sweeteners.

Uses: sweetening, flavoring

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.

corn starch

Status: HALAL

Reason: Plant-derived thickening agent.

Uses: thickening in sauces, baked goods

acidulants (citric acid, malic acid, lactic acid)

Status: UNKNOWN

modified maize starch

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from corn, widely used as a food thickener.

Uses: thickening agent, stabilizer

dextrose

Status: HALAL

Reason: Natural sugar derived from starch, usually corn.

Uses: sweetener, energy source

humectant (glycerin)

Status: HALAL

Reason: Usually derived from plant oils or animal fats.

Uses: moisture retention in foods

invert sugar syrup

Status: HALAL

Reason: Sugar syrup, modified for sweetening.

Uses: sweetener in candies

gelling agent (pectins)

Status: HALAL

Reason: Plant-derived, commonly used for gelling.

Uses: gelling in jams, jellies

vegetable fats (palm, coconut, palm kernel)

Status: UNKNOWN

flavourings

Status: MASHBOOH

Reason: Varied sources; may contain non-Halal elements.

Uses: flavor enhancement

vegetable concentrates (lemon, safflower, radish, carrot, blackcurrant, tomato, apple, pumpkin)

Status: UNKNOWN

potato starch

Status: HALAL

Reason: Potato starch is derived from potatoes, which are permissible in Islam.

Uses: Used as a thickening agent in cooking, baking, and food processing.

modified potato starch

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from potatoes, commonly used in food.

Uses: thickener, stabilizer

acidity regulators (sodium citrates, sodium lactate)

Status: UNKNOWN

salt

Status: HALAL

Reason: Mineral, widely used in food preparation.

Uses: preservative, flavor enhancer

colours (carminic acid, charcoal, curcumin, bright blue fcf)

Status: UNKNOWN

preservative (potassium sorbate)

Status: HALAL

Reason: Used as a preservative, derived from natural sources.

Uses: preservative

glazing agents (carnauba wax, white and yellow beeswax)

Status: UNKNOWN

concentrated strawberry juice

Status: UNKNOWN

emulsifier (monoglycerides and diglycerides of fatty acids)

Status: UNKNOWN