Answer:
It Depends... Apple Juice, it is made from Halaal fruit Apple and the
ingredients statement says it is 100% apple juice. However, during the
processing of apple juice, the colloidal material and coarse suspended solids
cause cloudiness to apple juice. In order to make apple juice clear, a
clarification process is needed. Pork or beef gelatin tannin precipitation is
used for this clarification. Many apple juice producers still use this method.
An apple juice company’s 800 number can be found on an apple juice package,
which does not have a kosher symbol on it. If you call this number, the operator
will say that their apple juice does not contain animal derived ingredients and
alcohol. However, the pork gelatin-tannin is a processing aid ingredient or
hidden ingredient. This juice becomes Haraam because of a contamination of pork
gelatin. Only Halaal or kosher certified apple juice is Halaal because both
certifications protect Muslims from Haraam ingredients. (Source Muslim Consumer
Group)
Question:
Does "no animal derived ingredients" and "no alcohol" in a food product mean it
is Halaal?
Answer:
Not necessarily... Many Muslims think if a food product does not contain animal
derived ingredients and no alcohol, it is okay to eat. This is not true because
many food products contain hidden ingredients which are Haraam. See the example
of 100% Apple Juice above.
Question:
Are all Kosher Certified food products Halaal?
Answer:
Not all Kosher Certified food products are Halaal because they do not meet the
Islamic dietary requirements. The Kosher Certified food products are not
considered Halaal if they contain the following ingredients:
(1) Gelatin (2) Kosher Gelatin (3) L-Cysteine made from human hair (4) Wine (5)
Liquor (6) Beer batter (7) Rum flavor (8) Ethyl Alcohol as a main ingredient
appears on the ingredient list (9) Cochineal or Carmine, a red color from
insects (10) Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce (11) Yeast Extract or Autolyzed Yeast
made from breweries yeast, a by product of beer making (12) Torula Yeast grown
on alcohol (13) Nucleotides (building block of nucleic acid) are obtained from
yeast cells grown on alcohol, used in Infant Milk formulas to help babies build
a good immune, digestive system and decreased incident of diarrhea (14) Vanilla
Extract (15) Wine Vinegar (16) Ethyl alcohol is used as a solvent in natural and
artificial flavors (16) Confectionary Glaze made with alcohol. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Question:
Is Motrin Halaal?
Answer:
McNeil Company has informed on the phone that Magnesium Stearate and Stearic
Acid in adult Motrin are made from pork or beef but there is no guarantee that
it is pork free. Children's Motrin is free from animal derived ingredients. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
