E1503 Castor oil — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Oil from castor beans (Ricinus communis): a carrier solvent, release, anticaking and glazing agent. The raw material is plant. A link to alcohol appears in inventions (extraction with ethanol or methanol) and in a record of ricinoleic acid shipped in a tank after alcohol; per applicants, the oil is pressed and the rest extracted from the cake with hexane or «6号溶剂».

Basis of the ruling

Castor oil is an oil from castor seeds; the raw material is plant-based. The seeds are pressed, the remaining oil is extracted from the cake with a solvent (usually hexane), and the oil is then refined.

Names: Касторовое масло · Castor oil · زيت الخروع

Also known as: E 1503, E-1503, Е1503, Е 1503, INS 1503, рициновое масло, масло клещевины, ricinus oil, CAS 8001-79-4, زيت الخروع, 蓖麻油

Category: Carriers

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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