E1400 Dextrins, roasted starch — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

A modified starch: dextrins are made by dry roasting starch with hydrochloric or phosphoric acid. Possible links: ethanol in patented routes, fatty acids or glycerol of unnamed origin in auxiliaries; enzymes of unnamed origin.

Basis of the ruling

Dextrins are made by dry-roasting starch with hydrochloric or phosphoric acid. In patented methods for resistant dextrin, the starch is treated with alcohol before roasting and precipitated with alcohol whose source is not named.

Names: Декстрины, крахмал обжаренный · Dextrins, roasted starch · الدكسترينات، النشا المحمَّص

Also known as: E 1400, E-1400, Е1400, INS 1400, الدكسترينات، النشا المحمَّص

Category: Modified starches

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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