Blood and blood plasma — is it halal?

Ruling: Haram

Description

Blood of slaughtered animals and its processing products: dried blood, plasma, serum, albumin, blood cells. In the EU blood is part of the definitions of meat and offal. Pork blood plasma protein, among others, is produced commercially; according to the review part of Stožinić 2025, pork blood is commonly used as a stabiliser, emulsifier and binder, and plasma in blood sausages and traditional foods.

Basis of the ruling

This entry covers blood of slaughtered animals collected as a raw material and its products: dried blood, plasma, serum, albumin, blood cells; pig blood is also widely used in industry. Flowing blood (dam masfuh) is forbidden by the Qur'an and is a heavy impurity — from any animal, including a sacrificial one.

Names: Кровь и плазма крови · Blood and blood plasma · دم وبلازما الدم

Also known as: кровь, кровь свиная, свиная кровь, кровь говяжья, говяжья кровь, плазма, кровяной альбумин, альбумин крови, гемоглобин, сыворотка крови, blood, plasma, blood albumin, haemoglobin, hemoglobin

Category: Foods and ingredients

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