Is Gelatine halal?
Gelatine is a protein product obtained from the collagen of vertebrates, including pigs, cattle, and fish. It is recovered by hydrolysis. The main raw materials used today are pigskins, cattle bones and cattle hide. Of these, the most common source is pigskins. Gelatine is used in the preparation of baked goods, ice cream, yoghurt, jellies and many other dairy and confectionary products. It is also used in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Gelatine has other non-food uses, such as photographic film and carbonless paper. If the word gelatine appears on a label without reference to its source, it is generally derived from pig skins and cattle bones, so it must be avoided. It is possible to produce Halal gelatine by using the bones and hides of Halal slaughtered cattle. In such a case, the gelatine should be certified Halal and labelled as Halal gelatine.
