Is Vitamin C halal?

Halal

Vitamin C appears to be halal — no forbidden or doubtful ingredients or additives were detected.

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

Vitamin C
Vitamin C

Product facts

Brand Jamieson
NOVA group 4
Food-safety regulator U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food safety only — not a halal authority.

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

Additives

  • E460 — Cellulose (i) Microcrystalline cellulose (ii) Powdered cellulose (Halal)
  • E570 — Stearic acid (Fatty acid) (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E572 — Magnesium stearate, calcium stearate (emulsifier) (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E955 — Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose) (Unknown)

Ingredients

Directions - Adults: Chew 1 to 4 tablets daily. Store between 15°C and 25°C, away from children. Posologie - Adultes : Croquer de 1 à 4 comprimés par jour. Conserver entre 15 °C et 25 C, hors de la portée des enfants. Each tablet contains: Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid, Sodium ascorbate) Supporting botanical blend Derived from rutin (Dimorphandra mollis, pod), hesperidin (Citrus sinensis, fruit), citrus bioflavonoids (Citrus limon, rind), acerola cherry (4:1) extract (Malpighia glabra, fruit) equivalent to 5.76 mg raw herb, rose hips (Rosa canina, fruit). Chaque comprimé contient : Vitamine C (acide ascorbique, ascorbate de sodium.. 500 mg Mélange végétal de soutien Dérivé de rutine (Dimorphandra mollis, gousse), hespériedìne (Cit us sinensis, fruit), bioflavonoïdes d'agrumes (Citrus limon, elure), extrait (4:1) de cerise des Antilles (Malpighia glabra, fruit) équivalant à 5,76 mg d'herbe brute, cynorrhodons (Rosa canina, fruit). 500 mg 7 mg 7 mg Also contains: Dextrose, natural orange flavour, cellulose, vegetable stearic acid, silica, vegetable magnesium stearate, sucralose. Contient également : Dextrose, arôme naturel d'orange, cellulose, acide stéarique végétal, silice, stéarate de magnésium végétal, sucralose. NO salt (NaCl), gluten, lactose, artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. SANS sel (NaCl), gluten, lactose ni colorants, arômes et agents de conservation artificiels. VEGETARIAN VÉGÉTARIEN

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