Fatwa ID: 07378

Answered by: Maulana Ubaidur Rahman

Question:

I would like to know if E472e is halaal? It is used in most breads and buns that are available in the supermarket. Does the tartaric acid go through a reaction or process which changes its mahiyah?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Tartaric acid is simply an addition to a food which makes the food taste sharper and stands out in terms of flavour on the tongue. It is a natural occurring item which comes from plants. It in itself is not haram as it is originally a plant. All plants, fruits and vegetables are halaal and consumable.

E472e is only halaal if it originates and emerges from a halaal source, a plant. If all other ingredients are halaal in the item, then this item of e472e will also be halaal.

Only Allah knows best

Written by Maulana Ubaidur Rahman

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

1 Surah Baqarah, 2:172.

2 10:40, an_Nawawi.

Sahih Muslim, 1015, book 12: Hadeeth 83