Magnesium (fortificant) — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Magnesium in food comes as its salts: inorganic (carbonate, chloride, hydroxide, oxide, phosphates, sulphate) and organic (citrate, gluconate, lactate, glycerophosphate, bisglycinate, malate, taurate, threonate etc.). Magnesium itself is mineral — from seawater, brines, magnesite and dolomite.

Basis of the ruling

Magnesium in food comes as its salts. Magnesium itself is mineral — from seawater, brines, magnesite and dolomite; the organic salts are made from acids and amino acids. Magnesium glycerophosphate is made from glycerol whose raw material is not named, and glycerol can also be animal, including from pigs.

Names: Магний (обогащение) · Magnesium (fortificant) · مغنيسيوم (تدعيم)

Also known as: магний, глюконат магния, магния глюконат, бисглицинат магния, магния бисглицинат, хелат магния, лактат магния, магния лактат, магния аспартат, магния глицерофосфат, magnesium, magnezyum, مغنيسيوم, غلوكونات المغنيسيوم, بيسغليسينات المغنيسيوم

Category: Foods and ingredients

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