E968 Erythritol — is it halal?

Description

A polyol made by fermenting glucose (sometimes sucrose) with osmophilic yeasts Moniliella, Trichosporonoides or Yarrowia. Possible links: sucrose and bone char of its refining; antifoams of unnamed composition; unnamed enzymes; in patents — peptone, beef extract, bovine blood serum, casein and skimmed milk; ethanol as a fermentation by-product; activated carbon.

Names: Эритрит · Erythritol · الإريثريتول

Also known as: E 968, E-968, Е968, INS 968, meso-erythritol, erythrite, tetrahydroxybutane, 1,2,3,4-butanetetrol, 赤藓糖醇, الإريثريتول, Zerose, ERYLITE, ERYSTA

Category: Sweeteners

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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