Assalaamu Alaikum
I was under the impression ethyl vanillin is haram based. However now I am struggling to understand what is halal now. The muslim consumer group website lists ethyl vanillin as halal and they say ALL vanilla essence is haram. They state that this is because initially the vanilla is extracted using alcohol and then they evaporate the alcohol and use propleyne gylcol instead. Therefore the claim that this is now alcohol free does not really make the product halal as it has come in contact with haram earlier and anything that comes in contact with haram is no longer halal for us. I think this was their reasoning.
They also say that it is only vanillin that Is halal including ethyl vanillin. However I am now confused because I'm not sure what I can use now. My mom makes a lot of desserts using this essence and therefore it is something I do need to find out.
What are your thoughts? Is all vanilla essence haram? Even those that claim to be alcohol free. Where I live we can't buy vanillin as far as I know. I have tried a couple of shops to date. But most shops carry the same two brands of vanilla essence. I am trying to contact the company as well but it's a very slow process at the moment unfortunately. I would appreciate your input.
I was under the impression ethyl vanillin is haram based. However now I am struggling to understand what is halal now. The muslim consumer group website lists ethyl vanillin as halal and they say ALL vanilla essence is haram. They state that this is because initially the vanilla is extracted using alcohol and then they evaporate the alcohol and use propleyne gylcol instead. Therefore the claim that this is now alcohol free does not really make the product halal as it has come in contact with haram earlier and anything that comes in contact with haram is no longer halal for us. I think this was their reasoning.
They also say that it is only vanillin that Is halal including ethyl vanillin. However I am now confused because I'm not sure what I can use now. My mom makes a lot of desserts using this essence and therefore it is something I do need to find out.
What are your thoughts? Is all vanilla essence haram? Even those that claim to be alcohol free. Where I live we can't buy vanillin as far as I know. I have tried a couple of shops to date. But most shops carry the same two brands of vanilla essence. I am trying to contact the company as well but it's a very slow process at the moment unfortunately. I would appreciate your input.