Over the past two years, plant-based food consumption has grown by 49% across the EU, reaching a total sales volume of €3.6 billion.
Halal and non-Halal ingredients
2025-05-15
Many foods are easily categorized as Halal or non-Halal. However, some foods are more difficult to classify due to the ingredients they contain. It is essential to check if a food has a Halal certificate. The following is a partial list of common Halal ingredients:
Partial list of Halal ingredients:
Antioxidants: Chemical compounds that protect certain food components from damage or loss through oxidation. Antioxidants also help neutralize free radicals in the body.
Ascorbic acid: Vitamin C.
Benzoates (benzoic acid): Benzoic acid and sodium benzoate are used in food preservation.
Biotin: A member of the B complex vitamins.
BHA: antioxidant, preservative.
BHT: antioxidant, preservative.
Citric acid: Sourced from plants, usually citrus fruits (e.g. orange, lime, lemon, etc.).
Cobalamin: A synthetic form of vitamin B12.
Dextrin: An emulsifier, sizing agent, and thickening agent.
Fiber: Sources are plant-based. Provide roughage diet.
Fructose: fruit sugar.
Gliadin (gluten): Protein found in wheat and rye.
Hydrogenated oils: Vegetable oils are hydrogenated so that they become solid at room temperature.
Iodine: A nutritional mineral for the thyroid gland.
Lecithin: A fat emulsifier. In the United States, its main sources are soybeans and egg yolks.
Lipids: Essential fatty acids found in fish, plants, and animals. If the source is animal; be suspicious.
Malt: A fermented grain.
Molasses: The syrup obtained in the refining of sugar.
MSG: Seasoning. Gives food a meaty flavor.
Niacin: One of the B complex vitamins.
PABA: A food supplement.
Pectin: A gelatinous substance extracted from fruit.
Propionic acid: a preservative.
Riboflavin: One of the B complex vitamins. Usually, the source is synthetic.
Sweetener: A substance that produces a sweet taste.
Thiamine: One of the B complex vitamins.
Vanillin: flavoring agent extracted from vanilla.
Vitamin A: If the source is plant and synthetic, it is halal.
Vitamin C: Natural sources come from plants (such as citrus fruits, tomatoes, etc.).
Vitamin D: Natural sources are yeast and cod liver oil. It can also be produced synthetically.
Vitamin E: Rich sources of vitamin E are vegetable oils. If the source is synthetic, it is halal. If the source is animal, it is questionable.
Water: A solvent and a nutrient essential for human survival.
Food yeast: A microscopic, single-celled fungus used in fermentation processes and in baking bread.
Please note that the Halal ingredients listed above still require Halal certification. Halal certification is a certification process for the procurement, warehousing, transmission, processing, packaging, transportation and other processes of the product. Any of these processes may affect the Halal status of the product.
partList of non-Halal ingredients:
(For food) Prohibited: dead meat; blood; pig's flesh; animals that have been strangled; or violently beaten; or plunged; or animal carcasses that have been (partially) eaten by wild animals, etc.
According to the Halal certification standards, non-Halal substances are divided into three categories: dead meat, blood and pork. According to the Halal certification standards (interpretations of Muslim scholars), a product is considered Haram (forbidden) if it contains, is derived from or has come into contact with any of the following sources:
•Pork and pork-derived products (including pig hair brushes, pig bone activated carbon, etc.).
• Dead animals, such as those that have been strangled; those that have died from a blow to the head or from a fall; those that have died of natural causes (carrion); or those that have been gored or killed by another animal.
•Animals slaughtered in the name of anything other than Allah.
•Animals or meat won through gambling or gaming.
• Animals illegally hunted during Ashhur Alhurum
•Animals that have not been properly slaughtered according to Halal certification standards.
• Carnivores and omnivores with canine teeth or claws, such as dogs, cats, lions, tigers, wolves, monkeys, etc., and birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, owls, etc.
•Animals that feed on filth (Al Jallalah), such as vultures; rats; or animal feed made from other dead animals.
• Species that are prohibited from being killed, such as bees; endangered species; etc.
•Poisonous and harmful animal species, such as poisonous snakes; scorpions and spiders; and poisonous and harmful plants.
• Animals that are considered dirty and may have diseases such as cockroaches; donkeys, rats, etc.
• Milk of prohibited animals and eggs of prohibited birds.
•Food additives that come from prohibited sources or are processed with prohibited preparations.
•Any meat or body part removed from an animal.
•Any part of the human body.
•Blood and blood components other than pharmaceutical products.
• Alcoholic beverages (Khamr), and other intoxicating and harmful products, drugs or narcotic substances, whether natural or synthetic, such as opium; cannabis; cocaine; other hallucinogens; known carcinogens; etc.
For more information on Halal raw materials and auxiliary materials, please call the official Halal certification hotline designated by the certification center:400-001-7706