If I want to buy chocolates as gifts for Muslim friends, how can I make sure they are suitable for their consumption? This is because there are no 'halal' marks for food items in the West. Can anyone provide more information on this?

see the ingrediant ?
maybe got put gelatin or something ?

suitable for vegetarian is your best bet. however do be careful with some chocolates which contains alcohol also. e.g in UK, thorntons chocs have both suitable for vegetarian and alcohol free on their labels

This post has been edited by chokie: Jun 21 2009, 04:43 AM

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Added on June 21, 2009, 4:45 ameh, u r in Malaysia or outside?

This post has been edited by s@ni: Jun 21 2009, 04:45 AM

can I ask why chocolates aren't halal? Besides those obvious ones which have alcohol in it. The ingredients are usually just sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, vanillin, lecithin, etc. I don't see any haram ingredients?

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Look at the symbols, usually its in a circle somewhere near the ingredients or in its front cover, if its U , K , J means its kosher.

some other ingredients like gelatine, also E471 is quite common, although E471 can come from either animal or vegetable source

You mean gelatin isn't halal?

I'm just curious. Want to make sure it's suitable for our Muslim friends.

I think so but this 'halal' thing isn't that simple. Anyway, I'm not a Muslim so, can't really comment on this.

erm because mostly gelatine came from animal origin, which can be from pig. And if its from other animals its not halal too if d animals not slaughtered. You're right halal thing isn't simple, its not about 'no pork' only. I salute your care for ur friends ~

hmm i dont remember seeing any gelatin in chocolate ingredients..and I always check them to see the quality of the chocolate.

Maybe if theres gelatin inside the chocolate is of poor quality.

Good chocolate bars usually just have milk, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, sugar, and vanillin as flavoring, not so many ingredients.

Local chocolates with palm oil are shit and not worth eating for me.

Thank you.


You mean if the chocolate is expensive and of high quality, it's most likely suitable for Muslims?

not really, to consider a chocolate is halal or not is not just merely based on the ingredients itself but also the processing of the food...we are all used to the notion of non halal is pork and alcohol in general, but it goes back way to how they process the chocolate, if the environment is dirty and such, it does not deemed as halal in away..since halal in general is pure and clean..

it's good that you consider this before purchasing the chocolate for your muslim friend, if you still wanna give ur fren chocolates, maybe you have to do a lil bit more research on the product..you still can give other than food product just to be safe..i think, the thought of giving and considering your frineds belief is more than a great gift a friend could give

Good Luck ya mate!

Indeed, sometimes the gelatin comes from pig source, which is forbidden for Muslims to consume. There are chocolates that have gelatin in it, usually those which are chewy. If not mistaken, the gelatin gives the chocolate the chewy texture.

Checking the ingredients could ascertain the halal of the chocolates, but it is easier to look for circle which certified that the chocolate is halal

gelatine is common in chocolates with filling i.e pralines, also in other forms of candy like marshmallows, pastilles etc. nothing to do with compromising quality, it's not in the composition of the chocolate, but in the filling of the chocolate.

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Added on July 21, 2009, 1:56 pmactually it also depends on your muslim friends' perception of Halal.
Technically, as long as the chocolates are of strictly vegetarian sources (gelatine of animal origin is of course non-vegetarian) and no alcohol, then it should be fine.

However, some Muslims may be adamant about having halal certification despite meeting these requirements (to avoid any doubt), so you might wanna check with your friends first.

This post has been edited by izcuje: Jul 21 2009, 01:56 PM

What you mean by halal?
I'm just concious about this.
Does Muslims never eat if they can find "halal" of the food?
I'll waiting for your response .....thanks....


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