Halal vitamins follow Islamic guidelines for food, with gelatin from pigs being a common non-halal ingredient. Vitamins A and D may also contain animal-derived emulsifiers, making certification important. Some liquid vitamins contain alcohol and other non-halal ingredients. Certification is necessary to ensure halal status.
Halal vitamins are vitamins that follow the Islamic guidelines for halal foods. Making halal vitamins means knowing the source of the ingredients and how they were processed. One of the main reasons for a vitamin to be non-halal is the inclusion of gelatin produced by animals such as pigs which are strictly prohibited. Although many companies make an effort to only use Quran-permitted products in their halal vitamins, unless they are certified, they cannot be guaranteed to be halal.
The rules of a halal diet are detailed in the Qur’an. The book says that there are certain animals that are considered unclean or unhealthy and because of this, it is forbidden to consume them in any way. In non-Muslim industrial countries, where halal diets are not as widespread, the source of many seemingly harmless ingredients is unknown.
The gelatin used as an emulsifier in many types of vitamins and other pills can be obtained from different parts of pigs or other halal-prohibited animals that are inexpensive and widely available to manufacturers. The same type of emulsifier can be extracted from halal sources, such as soybeans and some other plants. There are no existing regulations on the origins of these ingredients in many countries, so it can be difficult to know their exact origin.
Other parts of vitamins that can cause problems include vitamins A and D. These vitamins are sometimes fortified with Polysorbate 80, another emulsifier that can be derived from animal fats. The problem with this is that the animal origin is often unknown, which means that unless certified, there is no guarantee that they are halal vitamins. However, it is rare to fortify these vitamins with animal fat.
Some liquid vitamins are expressly prohibited because they contain small amounts of alcohol. These may include some over-the-counter children’s vitamins. Liquid vitamins also have many stabilizers, colorings, and other ingredients that could have been extracted from so-called dirty animal parts or fats.
There are a lot of ingredients that could go into over-the-counter vitamins that they are not required to include on the package, so just knowing which ingredients are halal isn’t always enough. However, many organizations will certify that the vitamins are permissible and that all the ingredients and manufacturing process are halal. As of 2011, there are several commercially available halal vitamins in production around the world.
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