Nacho cheese

maize

Status: HALAL

Reason: Maize is a natural grain and does not contain any haram ingredients.

Uses: Used as a food source in various forms such as cornmeal, corn syrup, and popped corn.

vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed, maize, in variable proportion)

Status: UNKNOWN

flavouring base cheese (maltodextrin

Status: UNKNOWN

whey powder

Status: HALAL

Reason: Derived from milk, utilized in various dairy products.

Uses: protein source, flavoring, texture creation

wheat flour (contains calcium, iron, niacin, thiamine)

Status: UNKNOWN

cheese powder

Status: MASHBOOH

Reason: Cheese powder may contain rennet derived from non-halal sources or additives that could be haram.

Uses: Used as a flavoring agent in snacks, sauces, and seasonings.

tomato powder

Status: HALAL

Reason: Dried tomato, fully plant-based ingredient.

Uses: seasoning, sauces, soups

flavourings (including milk)

Status: UNKNOWN

onion powder

Status: HALAL

Reason: Plant-derived flavoring, acceptable.

buttermilk powder

Status: HALAL

Reason: Dairy ingredient typically Halal when sourced properly.

potassium chloride

Status: HALAL

Reason: Mineral salt used as a salt substitute.

Uses: flavoring, preserving agent

flavour enhancer (monosodium glutamate)

Status: UNKNOWN

milk proteins

Status: HALAL

Reason: Dairy-derived, permissible in halal.

dextrose

Status: HALAL

Reason: Simple sugar derived from corn or starch.

Uses: sweetener, energy source

acidity regulators (lactic acid, citric acid)

Status: UNKNOWN

colours (paprika extract, annatto, caramel)

Status: UNKNOWN

spices

Status: HALAL

Reason: Natural ingredients used for flavoring.

Uses: seasoning in dishes

sugar

Status: HALAL

Reason: Commonly used sweetener, universally halal.

skimmed milk powder

Status: HALAL

Reason: Common dairy ingredient, assumed halal.

salt

Status: HALAL

Reason: Essential mineral, universally halal.