Some of them agreed that gelatin extracted from the prohibited sources is haram. The halal and haram sources of this matter have been debated among Muslim jurists. ![]() However, there is argument on gelatin that is derived from pig and carrion. Generally, Muslim jurist agreed that gelatin derived from slaughtered and permitted animals is halal. Ibn Hazm said :” it is forbidden to eat anything belong to pig neither its meat, nor lard, nor skin, nor connective tissues, nor brain, nor bone, nor milk, nor hair……etc. Al-Kurtubi also said (Islamic nation agreed in consensus that all the pork lard is haram). ![]() The scholar Alfakhr Alrazi said (Islamic nation agreed in consensus that all the pork parts is haram, and Allah mentioned only for meat only because generally most utilization related to meat ). Jurists agree in consensus that pork and all its parts are Haram. that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form) that which is sacrificed on stone (altars) (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety). (Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah. Islam forbade it followers to consume haram and doubtful foods. Recent report indicate the annual world out-put of gelatin is nearly 326,000 tons, with pig skin derived gelatin accounting for the highest (46%), followed by bovine hides (29.4%), bones (23.1%) and other sources (1.5%) (Karim and Bhatt, 2009). In Europe, about 80% of edible gelatin is produced from pig skin (Boran and Regenstein, 2010). The global demand for gelatin has been increasing over years. In food industry gelatin is utilized in confections (mainly for providing chewiness, texture, and foam stabilization), low-fat spreads (to provide creaminess, fat reduction, and mouthfeel), dairy (to provide stabilization and texturization), baked goods (to provide emulsi?cation, gelling, and stabilization), and meat products (to provide water-binding) (Johnston-Banks, 1990 Schrieber & Gareis, 2007). Gelatin, one of the most popular biopolymers, is widely used in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and photographic applications because of its unique functional and technological properties. Gelatin is a mixture of peptides and proteins produced by partial hydrolysis of collagen extracted from the skin, bones, and connective tissues of animals such as domesticated cattle, chicken, pigs, and fish. One of the most controversial issues in food industry in Muslims world is gelatin based food products. In addition, lack of awareness from Muslim consumers might lead to the difficulties in choosing purely halal food products in market. ![]() Many food ingredients are produced from doubtful sources. The rapid development in food technology results the emergence of various food products and food ingredients in market. This means that the demand for halal products will be increased.įood industry is one of the main concerns in Muslims community. These numbers are expecting to increase 2.7 billion in 2030. The majority of Muslims are from Asia Pacific which represent 70% and Middle-East, 20%. Muslims community represents about 30% or about 2 billion of the world population.
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