Is Wholemeal Loaf halal?

Doubtful (mushbooh)

Wholemeal Loaf 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.

Wholemeal Loaf
Wholemeal Loaf

Why is this flagged?

  • E471 — Doubtful (mushbooh)

Product facts

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

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

Additives

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

Ingredients

wholemeal wheat flour, water, toasted rye flakes, yeast, oat bran, salt, wheat gluten, fermented wheat flour, emulsifiers (mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids, mono-and di-acetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids), spirit vinegar, rapeseed oil, flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid).

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