حلال
Kawn ad-Din
الْحَلَالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا مُشَبَّهَاتٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَمَنِ اتَّقَى الْمُشَبَّهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters that many people do not know. Whoever guards against the doubtful matters protects his religion and his honor.”

al-Bukhari, 52

Example: “Coca-Cola”, “E120”, “Restaurant Barakat”

E436 Polysorbate 65 — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

An emulsifier: polysorbate 65 (polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate) — a sorbitol ester of a fatty acid (stearic acid) condensed with about 20 moles of ethylene oxide. The instruments do not name the fat species; no statement for food-grade E 436; per VRG, Stepan says all its polysorbates are plant-based, Lonza that non-kosher ones may be from animal fats. Beef (c3) and pig (c4)

Basis of the ruling

Polysorbate 65 is an emulsifier: sorbitol is combined with stearic acid and then with ethylene oxide. The standards do not name the fat or oil this acid comes from; there are no statements on the food grade: one manufacturer calls its polysorbates plant-based, while another says some of its grades may come from animal…

Names: Полисорбат 65 · Polysorbate 65 · بوليسوربات 65

Also known as: Tween 65, E 436, INS 436, Твин 65, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate, полиоксиэтилен (20) сорбитан тристеарат

Category: Emulsifiers

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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