E330 Citric acid — is it halal?

Description

Citric acid — an acidity regulator and antioxidant. Made by fermenting starch, sugars, molasses with A. niger or Candida yeasts (incl. on n-alkanes), less often from lemon and pineapple juice (c1–c4); possible links of the shared routes — animal or unknown fats in antifoams (c7, c26, c31), peptone (c8, c9), whey, fat, glycerol, stillage in research (c10–c13), methanol or ethanol as stimulators (c14)

Names: Лимонная кислота · Citric acid · حمض الليمون

Also known as: E 330, INS 330, Citric acid anhydrous, Citric acid monohydrate, 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, Кислота лимонная, Лимонная кислота безводная, Лимонная кислота моногидрат, 柠檬酸, 一水柠檬酸, 无水柠檬酸, حمض الليمون, حمض الستريك

Category: Acidity regulators

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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