Is Cream Cheese Product halal?

Doubtful (mushbooh)

Cream Cheese Product 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.

Cream Cheese Product
Cream Cheese Product

Why is this flagged?

  • E270 — Doubtful (mushbooh)

Product facts

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

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

Additives

  • E202 — Potassium sorbate (Halal)
  • E270 — Lactic acid (preservative) (acid) (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E410 — Locust bean gum (Carob gum) (thickener) (stabiliser) (gelling agent) (Halal)

Ingredients

MILK, CREAM, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, SALT BACTERIAL CULTURE. LACTIC ACID, CAROB BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE.

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