حلال
Kawn ad-Din
الْحَلَالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا مُشَبَّهَاتٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَمَنِ اتَّقَى الْمُشَبَّهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters that many people do not know. Whoever guards against the doubtful matters protects his religion and his honor.”

al-Bukhari, 52

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E123 Amaranth — is it halal?

Ruling: Halal

Description

Amaranth is a synthetic monoazo dye: sodium naphthionate → diazotisation → coupling with sodium 2-naphthol-3,6-disulphonate → isolation of the sodium salt; per the Hilton-Davis patent — purification with carbon and diatomite, ultrafiltration. The sources name no animal raw material in the synthesis.

Basis of the ruling

Amaranth is a synthetic azo colour. It is made from sodium naphthionate and R-salt (sodium 2-naphthol-3,6-disulphonate) — petrochemical products — by diazotisation with hydrochloric acid and sodium nitrite, with sodium carbonate; the solution is filtered through diatomite, and common salt and sodium sulphate remain in…

Names: Амарант · Amaranth · الأمارانث

Also known as: FD&C Red 2, CI 16185, E 123, E-123, Е123, INS 123, FD&C Red No. 2, CI Food Red 9, Food Red 9, Naphtol Rot S, Naphthol Red S, Bordeaux S, CI Acid Red 27, 苋菜红, 苋菜红铝色淀

Category: Colours

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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