ALCOHOLIC AND FERMENTED FOOD PRODUCTS: ( Halal , Haram, Syubhah )

Trace of alcohol in Fermented Food Products :

Please take another look on fermented products cause alcohol is so widely used as a carrier in many food flavors. Alcohol in food flavors will eventually evaporated if it is used as a solvent in food flavors for bakery products or heat treated products.

Some Islamic scholars do not consider a Halal food even if it is made with all Halal ingredients but food flavor in which ethyl alcohol was used as a solvent. But other Ulama recommend Halal product made with all Halal ingredients even if food flavors containing ethyl alcohol as a solvent.

You have to contact your Islamic scholars about their advise.

MAJOR TYPE OF FERMENTED MILK PRODUCTS:

Pickles from cucumber and sauerkraut from cabbage are made by salting (brining). No alcohol is produced during the processing of these products. However, when food flavors are added, those flavors may or may not contain alcohol as a carrier.