cochineal - halal ke haram??

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part color in food

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is it cochineal halal or haram??

can it be used as food food ingredient??

nk tau cochineal tu pe??

E120: Carmine, Carminic acid, Cochineal

E120(i) Carmine

E120(ii) Cochineal extract

Origin:

Natural red food colour isolated from the insects Dactylopius coccus, living on different species of succulents. E120(i) is the pure colour, whereas E120(ii) is the crude extract. For more information, see the background file on cochineal.

Function & characteristics:

Red food colour. Very soluble in water.

Products:

Many products.

Daily intake:

Up to 5 mg/kg body weight.

Side effects:

No side effects in the concentrations used in foods. Increased hyperactivity has been reported in a few cases. Contact allergy is well known when used in cosmetics.

Dietary restrictions:

As it is extracted from insects, E120 cannot be consumed by vegans and vegetarians and neither by some religious groups.

An expensive red colouring, not suitable for vegetarians as it is extracted from the crushed carcasses of the female Dactylopius coccus, a cactus-feeding scale insect, which are killed by either immersion in hot water or by exposure to sunlight, steam, or the heat of an oven. The variety in the appearance of commercial cochineal is caused by these differing extraction methods.

The water soluble form is used in alcoholic drinks with calcium carmine, the insoluble form, being used in a wider variety of products. Together with ammonium carmine they can be found in alcoholic drinks, bakery products and toppings, biscuits, desserts, drinks, icings, pie fillings, some varieties of cheddar cheese, sauces and sweets.

May cause allergic reactions

Not recommended for consumption by children.

SO HALAL ke HARAM??

can be consumed or not??

Mengikut fatwa yang dikeluarkan, pewarna cochineal/carmine adalah dibolehkan pada kandungan tidak lebih daripada 0.006% sahaja.

::Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Kali Ke-37 (23 Mac 1995)::