Is it Halal?

Intoxicants are explicitly forbidden in Quran 2:219, 5:90.

Plant-based natural color from achiote seeds.

Artificial sweetener — some scholars flag concerns, others permit.

Typically sodium bicarbonate + acid — all halal components.

Halal only if from an animal that was slaughtered properly.

From palm oil, algae, or other plant sources — halal.

Synthetically produced — no animal involvement.

Naturally occurring compound — plant-based and permissible.

Derived from insects (cochineal beetles) — not halal.

Aluminum salt of cochineal color — same ruling as cochineal.

Synthetic azo dye — majority recommend avoidance due to uncertain/mineral origin.

Milk protein — halal if from halal animal milk.

Anal gland secretion from beaver — animal-derived, not slaughtered.

Halal when properly slaughtered in the name of Allah.

Halal only if properly slaughtered. Unspecified sources require verification.

Produced commercially via fermentation of molasses — plant-based.

Color from cochineal insects — most scholars consider it haram.

Insects are halal in Shafi school but not in Hanafi — depends on madhab.

Egg-derived emulsifier — halal if eggs are from halal birds.

Halal if from slaughtered cow, haram if from dead animal or pork.