Many of us have probably noticed that food items such as Heinz tomato Ketchup contains an ingredient called 'spirit Vinegar'.
In the past they never said what type of vinegar, and all it said as i recall on the ingredients list is that it contains 'vinegar'.
After the limited research I did online, I found that spirit vinegar contains a small amount of alcohol in it, hence 'spirit' vinegar!
has any body been able to find anything reliable that states that it is halal or haram?
I did find many islamic website that say it is halal, but that doesnt seem to enough to convince me
what do you guys do when it comes to food with spirit vinegar?
2006-12-23 08:39:41 · 2 answers · asked by FELICS 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Colourless vinegar with a strong, bitterly fresh aroma. Finnish spirit vinegar is made by fermenting spirits distilled from barley.
Spirit vinegar has a higher acidity than wine vinegar and is mainly used in pickling.
Acidity about 10 %.
According to Albalagh Spirit and wine vinegar, both are halal.
haram from same source; All types of vinegar, natural as well as chemical, are permissible.
2006-12-25 03:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vinegar is defined as sour wine. It is made after the yeast turns the sugars to alcohol and then the bacteria turn the alcohol to acid. Vinegar is 5 to 6 % acetic acid.
I did find that it is halal. on a couple sites. On another it said it was 12 % acetic acid and not halol certified.
In general, if the bacteria have turned the alcohol to acid, there is no alcohol left.
2006-12-23 13:44:37 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋