E495 Sorbitan monopalmitate — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

An emulsifier: a mixture of partial esters of sorbitol and its anhydrides (sorbitan, isosorbide) with commercial palmitic acid. The instruments do not name the fat; the CIR review names palm and coconut oil, tallow and spermaceti as raw materials of palmitic acid, USP-NF allows it of animal or vegetable origin; for E 495 itself Food-Info writes that mainly vegetable oils are used but animal fat, including pork,…

Basis of the ruling

Sorbitan monopalmitate is an emulsifier: esters of sorbitol and its anhydrides with commercial palmitic acid. The standards do not name the type of fat. Palm and coconut oils and animal fat of unnamed species are named as raw materials for palmitic acid in general; patents on sorbitan esters name beef tallow fatty…

Names: Сорбитан монопальмитат · Sorbitan monopalmitate · أحاديّ بالميتات السوربيتان

Also known as: Span 40, СПЭН 40, 司盘40, 山梨醇酐单棕榈酸酯, sorbitan palmitate

Category: Emulsifiers

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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