Is Best of Both 50% White & 50% Wholemeal Flour Bread halal?

Doubtful (mushbooh)

Best of Both 50% White & 50% Wholemeal Flour Bread 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.

Best of Both 50% White & 50% Wholemeal Flour Bread
Best of Both 50% White & 50% Wholemeal Flour Bread

Why is this flagged?

  • E322 — Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E471 — Doubtful (mushbooh)

Product facts

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

Best of Both 50% White & 50% Wholemeal Flour Bread's ingredient and additive data is cross-referenced against Codex/INS numbering, the same system used by food-safety regulators worldwide.

Additives

  • E282 — Calcium propionate (Halal)
  • E300 — Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) (Halal)
  • E322 — Lecithin (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E471 — Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate) (Doubtful (mushbooh))

Ingredients

Water, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) (32%), Wholemeal Flour (Wheat) (32%), Yeast, Calcium Sulphate, Salt, Wheat Protein, Soya Flour, Preservative: E282, Emulsifiers: E472e, E471, E322 (Rapeseed); Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid.

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