Monk fruit extract (luo han guo) — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Extract of Siraitia grosvenorii fruit (luo han guo, monk fruit) — mogrosides, an intense sweetener. The raw material is plant-based. Per EFSA 2019 the industrial extract is made with water, treated with the enzyme pectinase and purified on resin columns (adsorption and elution); decolourisation may follow.

Basis of the ruling

Monk fruit extract (luo han guo) is an intense sweetener from the fruit of the plant Siraitia grosvenorii; the raw material is plant-based. The fruit is extracted with water, the extract is treated with the enzyme pectinase and purified on resin columns, and may then be decolourised.

Names: Экстракт архата (монк фрут, луо хан го) · Monk fruit extract (luo han guo) · مستخلص فاكهة الراهب (لو هان غو)

Also known as: архат, экстракт архата, монк фрут, монах фрукт, луо хан го, ло хан го, могрозиды, могрозид, плод монаха, экстракт плода монаха, monk fruit, luo han guo, lo han guo, mogroside, mogrosides

Category: Foods and ingredients

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