ABSTRACT

Some of the commonly used ingredients in cereal and confectionary industries whose halal status is questionable include the following.

Gelatin — may be used as a glaze component on doughnuts and strudels as well as some types of cake and pastry. As discussed in Chapter 11, two types of gelatin are suitable for halal: (1) beef gelatin from halal-slaughtered animals, and (2) fish gelatin.