Is Starbar halal?
Starbar 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.
Product facts
| Brand | Cadbury |
|---|---|
| Nutri-Score | E |
| NOVA group | 4 |
| Food-safety regulator | U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food safety only — not a halal authority. |
Starbar's ingredient and additive data is cross-referenced against Codex/INS numbering, the same system used by food-safety regulators worldwide.
Additives
- E322 — Lecithin (Doubtful (mushbooh))
- E422 — Glycerol (emulsifier) (Halal)
- E442 — Ammonium phosphatides (Doubtful (mushbooh))
- E471 — Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate) (Doubtful (mushbooh))
- E500 — Sodium carbonates (i) Sodium carbonate (ii) Sodium bicarbonate (Sodium hydrogen carbonate) (iii) Sodium sesquicarbonate (acidity regulator) (Halal)
Ingredients
milk, peanuts, glucose syrup, sugar, vegetable fats (palm, shea), whey powder (from milk), cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skimmed milk powder, humectant (glycerol), rice flour, wheat flour (with added calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), emulsifiers (e442, e471, sunflower lecithin), salt, flavourings, sodium hydrogen carbonate, barley malt syrup, barley malt extract. milk chocolate: milk solids 14 % minimum. contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter.
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