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All Permitted Doubtful Prohibited 38 entries · graded as Standard
E100 Permitted

Curcumin

Plant (turmeric)

Root extract, no animal input.

E120 Doubtful

Carmine / Cochineal

Insect

Derived from cochineal insects. Permitted by some schools, avoided by others.

Ruling changes with your school of thought
E153 Doubtful

Vegetable carbon

Carbonised matter

Plant char is fine; bone char is not. Source must be declared.

E160A Doubtful

Beta-carotene

Plant or gelatine-coated

Often stabilised in a gelatine matrix.

E322 Permitted

Lecithin

Soy or sunflower

Egg lecithin also permitted.

E330 Permitted

Citric acid

Fermentation

Produced on a plant substrate.

E422 Doubtful

Glycerol / Glycerine

Plant or animal fat

Tallow-derived glycerine is not permitted. Ask the maker.

E441 Doubtful

Gelatine

Animal collagen

Halal only if from halal-slaughtered cattle or fish. Porcine is prohibited.

E471 Doubtful

Mono- and diglycerides

Plant or animal fat

The single most common ambiguous additive in packaged food.

E472E Doubtful

DATEM

Plant or animal fat

Emulsifier; fat source must be confirmed.

E542 Prohibited

Bone phosphate

Animal bone

Derived from bone, typically non-certified.

E631 Doubtful

Disodium inosinate

Meat, fish or fermentation

Frequently produced from sardines, sometimes from pork.

E904 Doubtful

Shellac

Insect resin

Lac insect secretion; rulings vary.

Ruling changes with your school of thought
E920 Doubtful

L-cysteine

Feather, hair or synthetic

Human-hair derived L-cysteine is prohibited outright.

E441A Prohibited

Porcine gelatine

Pig

Prohibited without exception.

Prohibited

Porcine-derived ingredient

Pig

Prohibited without exception.

Prohibited

Pork

Pig

Prohibited.

Prohibited

Lard

Pig fat

Prohibited.

Prohibited

Bacon

Pig

Prohibited.

Prohibited

Ham

Pig

Prohibited.

Prohibited

Alcohol

Ethanol

Intoxicant. Trace carriers in flavourings are debated.

Prohibited

Ethanol

Fermentation

Intoxicant.

Prohibited

Wine

Fermented grape

Prohibited, including cooking wine.

Prohibited

Rum

Distilled cane

Prohibited, including flavouring extracts.

Prohibited

Mirin

Rice wine

Contains alcohol unless a specific alcohol-free version.

Doubtful

Vanilla extract

Ethanol carrier

Standard extract is alcohol-carried; glycerin versions are fine.

Doubtful

Rennet

Calf stomach or microbial

Microbial rennet is permitted; animal rennet needs halal slaughter.

Doubtful

Whey

Dairy

Depends on the rennet used upstream.

Doubtful

Carmine

Insect

See E120.

Ruling changes with your school of thought
Doubtful

Glycerol

Plant or animal fat

See E422.

Doubtful

Glycerine

Plant or animal fat

See E422.

Doubtful

Pepsin

Animal stomach

Often porcine. Source must be named.

Doubtful

Collagen

Animal

Bovine collagen needs halal slaughter; porcine is prohibited.

Doubtful

Cochineal

Insect

See E120.

Ruling changes with your school of thought
Permitted

Palm oil

Plant

Plant fat.

Permitted

Soy lecithin

Soy

Plant emulsifier.

Doubtful

Natural flavour

Undeclared

A legal catch-all. Carrier and source are not disclosed on the label.

Doubtful

Natural flavor

Undeclared

A legal catch-all. Carrier and source are not disclosed on the label.