Tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, passion fruit, papaya, kiwi) — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, passion fruit, papaya, guava, lychee, kiwi, pitaya), their juices and purées. The fruit itself is plant-based. The peel of fresh pineapples and mangoes may be coated with wax and shellac E904, of papayas with shellac; in the EU also E471. Gelatine, among others, is allowed for juice clarification.

Basis of the ruling

Pineapple, mango, passion fruit, papaya and kiwi are plant-based. The fruit peel is coated with wax and shellac E904 (an insect secretion that retains particles of the insect itself) and with emulsifiers based on fatty acids of unknown origin; on loose fruit this is not always visible.

Names: Тропические плоды (ананас, манго, маракуйя, папайя, киви) · Tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, passion fruit, papaya, kiwi) · فواكه استوائية (أناناس، مانجو، فاكهة العاطفة، بابايا، كيوي)

Also known as: ананас, ананасовый, ананасовое пюре, манго, маракуйя, пюре маракуйи, сок маракуйи, папайя, гуава, пюре гуавы, личи, киви, драгонфрут, питайя, pineapple

Category: Foods and ingredients

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