Eg. "Halal emulsifier" and other stuff...
Does Halal only refer to meat, so that means 'there's animals in this', or could it also mean that it's possibly not animal-derived at all?
2007-12-10 16:44:26 · 10 answers · asked by Bianca 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
"Halal" means permissible for consumption under Islamic law. There are several criteria, such as no alcohol, no pork, meat properly slaughtered, etc. Something that is halal doesn't necessary have meat, but IF it does, then the meat needs to be prepared a certain way.
2007-12-10 16:53:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Halal only means that the food is prepared according to islamic principles. That means, there is no alcohol or pork in the product.
It also means that if meat was used, the animal was slaughtered according to an islamic method.
2007-12-11 01:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Halal is the Muslim dietary law, similar to the Jewish concept of Kosher. It's not a reliable way to decide if something is vegetarian or not.
2007-12-10 22:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
halal is to Islam what kosher is to Judaism. It can mean both meat and vegetables. It is the preparation of food as prescribed in the Quran
2007-12-10 17:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by exsft 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I've seen the "Halal" label even on vegan products, which, of course makes no sense, since you can't slaughter a vegetable. But I figured it means it's free of animal products period, (i.e. no traces of shellfish etc), making it halal.
I'm not sure if lacto-ovo is halal or not.
And of course, halal does not imply absence of meat if it's a meat product.
If it's a veg*n product that has come into contact with halal meat, it would be halal. But this situation rarely arises.
2007-12-10 16:48:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Halal is the equivalent of Kosher. So it does not mean no meat and is most often used regarding meat.
2007-12-10 16:48:37 · answer #6 · answered by ChaseFranklin 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Halal means the food is acceptable to eat ("clean") by Islamic standards, just like kosher food is acceptable by Jewish standards.
Halal has nothing whatever to do with vegetarian or vegan.
Best of luck.
2007-12-10 16:51:37 · answer #7 · answered by Mother Amethyst 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
No.
Halal means "permitted." So that would be no pork, no blood, no shellfish (depending on halal definition), no alcohol. . .
I don't think you can rely on the Halal label to indicate whether or not it's vegetarian.
2007-12-10 16:56:10 · answer #8 · answered by aggylu 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
halal only means the meat may be prepared differently
2007-12-10 16:48:05 · answer #9 · answered by spy m @ beijing 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
not at all it can have other meaning also...
2007-12-10 21:28:31 · answer #10 · answered by BANDHU 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋