Lactose — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Lactose (milk sugar) is the milk carbohydrate obtained from whey or whey ultrafiltrate: concentration, crystallisation, centrifugation, washing, drying; pharmaceutical lactose is further refined with activated carbon and recrystallised. The raw material is whey, including cheese whey clotted with animal rennet or microbial enzymes. Used in the food industry and as a tablet excipient.

Basis of the ruling

Lactose (milk sugar) is the carbohydrate of milk; it is obtained from whey by concentration, crystallisation and drying; milk is halal. Which whey was used — cheese, curd or casein whey — is not stated for a given lactose.

Names: Лактоза · Lactose · لاكتوز

Also known as: молочный сахар, сахар молочный, milk sugar, laktoz, süt şekeri, سكر الحليب, سكر اللبن, lactose monohydrate, anhydrous lactose, pharmaceutical-grade lactose, edible-grade lactose, 乳糖

Category: Foods and ingredients

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