E1403 Bleached starch — is it halal?
Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)
Description
A modified starch: starch is bleached with oxidants — peroxide or peracetic acid, hypochlorite, chlorite, sulfur dioxide, permanganate, persulfate. Possible links: peracetic acid; enzymes of unnamed origin.
Basis of the ruling
Bleached starch is made by treating starch with oxidising agents — peroxide or peracetic acid, hypochlorite, chlorite, sulfur dioxide, permanganate, persulfate. Enzymes — amylases, pullulanase and others — are used for additional treatment, and their source is not named; enzymes may be microbial, plant or animal.
Names: Отбеленный крахмал · Bleached starch · النشا المبيَّض
Also known as: E 1403, E-1403, Е1403, INS 1403, крахмал отбеленный, النشا المبيَّض
Category: Modified starches
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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