Is Cheez whiz halal?

Doubtful (mushbooh)

Cheez whiz 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.

Cheez whiz
Cheez whiz

Why is this flagged?

  • E270 — Doubtful (mushbooh)

Product facts

Brand Kraft
Nutri-Score E
NOVA group 4
Eco-Score D
Food-safety regulator U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food safety only — not a halal authority.

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

Additives

  • E1104 — Lipases (Unknown)
  • E200 — Sorbic acid (Halal)
  • E270 — Lactic acid (preservative) (acid) (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E401 — Sodium alginate (thickener) (stabiliser) (gelling agent) (Halal)

Ingredients

SUBSTANCES LAITIÈRES MODIFIES, EAU, FROMAGE (SUBSTANCES LAITIERES, SUBSTANCES LAITIÈRES MODIFIÉES*, CULTURE BACTÉRIENNE, SEL, CHLORURE DE CALCIUM, COLORANT*, ENZYME MICROBIENNE, LIPASE), MALTODEXTRINE DE MAÏS, SEL, PHOSPHATES DE SODIUM, ALGINATE DE SODIUM, GRAINES DE MOUTARDE MOULUES, ASSAISONNEMENT (CONTIENT DU CÉLERI), ACIDE LACTIQUE, ACIDE SORBIQUE, COLORANT, * PEUT ETRE OMIS, CONTIENT : LAIT, MOUTARDE, Pe pd Am Carb Fibr Sug Protei Iron / F

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