Vitamin D (D3, D2) — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

D3 is made from lanolin cholesterol — sheep wool grease (wool of live, slaughtered, possibly dead sheep); patents and reviews also name pig skin, brain, milk fat, oils of fish and marine animals, phytosterols; D3 also comes from fish oil, lichen, algae. D2 — from yeast and fungi. Dry forms — a gelatin or gum arabic matrix with sucrose; softgels — gelatin (pork, bovine, fish, mostly unnamed)

Basis of the ruling

Vitamin D3 is made from the cholesterol of lanolin, the wool grease of sheep: the cholesterol is converted into a provitamin and irradiated with ultraviolet light. There is also D3 from fish oil, lichen and algae, while D2 is made from yeast and fungi.

Names: Витамин D (D3, D2) · Vitamin D (D3, D2) · فيتامين د (د3، د2)

Also known as: витамин D, витамин Д, витамин D3, витамин Д3, холекальциферол, колекальциферол, витамин D2, витамин Д2, эргокальциферол, кальциферол, vitamin D, vitamin D3, cholecalciferol, vitamin D2, ergocalciferol

Category: Foods and ingredients

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