Is Spaghetti & Meatballs halal?

Doubtful (mushbooh)

Spaghetti & Meatballs contains doubtful (mushbooh) ingredients or additives — see why below.

Automated classification, not a religious ruling. No scholar or certification body has reviewed this assessment — always check the product's own halal certification.

Spaghetti & Meatballs
Spaghetti & Meatballs

Why is this flagged?

  • E270 — Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E471 — Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • Pork or pork derivatives
  • Meat — requires halal slaughter

Product facts

Brand Chef Boyardee
Nutri-Score C
NOVA group 4
Food-safety regulator U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food safety only — not a halal authority.

Spaghetti & Meatballs's ingredient and additive data is cross-referenced against Codex/INS numbering, the same system used by food-safety regulators worldwide.

Additives

  • E270 — Lactic acid (preservative) (acid) (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E330 — Citric acid (Halal)
  • E471 — Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate) (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E510 — Ammonium chloride, ammonia solution (acidity regulator) (Halal)

Ingredients

Water, Cooked spaghetti (water, durum wheat semolina, wheat gluten, glyceryl monostearate), Tomato puree, Pork, Ground chicken, Sugars (sugar/glucose-fructose), Toasted wheat crumbs, Seasoned beef, Modified corn starch, Salt, Soy protein concentrate, Sea salt, Dehydrated onions, Potassium chloride, Hydrolyzed protein (corn, wheat gluten, soy), Citric acid, Caramel, Spice extract, Ammonium chloride, Processed cheese spread (milk), Flavour, Yeast extract, Soybean oil, Lactic acid.

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