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”

E441 Gelatine — is it halal?

Ruling: Haram

Description

Gelling protein — polypeptides from partial hydrolysis of collagen of animal skins, bones, tendons and scales. Raw materials in Europe: ~80% pig skin, up to 15% bovine hide split, the rest pig and cattle bones and fish; worldwide (literature data of the late 2000s — Karim & Bhat 2009, reproduced by EFSA 2024) pig skin ~46%, bovine hide ~29%, bones ~23%; fish and poultry are a niche (incl. halal lines).

Basis of the ruling

Gelatine is a protein obtained by partial hydrolysis of collagen from animal skins, bones and tendons. The main raw material in Europe is pig skin (about 80%), followed by bovine hide split and pig and cattle bones; fish and poultry are a niche. The pig is impure in its essence (najis al-ayn).

Names: Желатин · Gelatine · جيلاتين

Also known as: Gelatin, желатин пищевой, INS 428, type A gelatin, type B gelatin, желатин типа A, желатин типа B, рыбий желатин, fish gelatin, جيلاتين سمكي, جيلاتين بقري

Category: Gelling agents

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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