E425 Konjac — is it halal?
Description
Konjac (E 425) is a glucomannan from the tubers of Amorphophallus konjac: the tubers are washed, sliced, dried (often with sulphur dioxide or sulphur fumigation, in Indonesia with metabisulphite) and milled into flour. E 425 (i) is an aqueous extract of the flour, E 425 (ii) is washed with aqueous ethanol. The sources name no animal raw material in the standard methods. Possible links: ethanol (c2)
Names: Конжак · Konjac · الكونجاك
Also known as: Konjac gum, Glucomannan, E 425, E-425, Е425, E425i, E425ii, E 425 (i), E 425 (ii), INS 425, INS No. 425, конжаковая мука, конжаковая камедь, конжаковый глюкоманнан, камедь конжака
Category: Thickeners
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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