Is English Muffins Original halal?

Doubtful (mushbooh)

English Muffins Original 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.

English Muffins Original
English Muffins Original

Why is this flagged?

  • E481 — Doubtful (mushbooh)

Product facts

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

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

Additives

  • E200 — Sorbic acid (Halal)
  • E202 — Potassium sorbate (Halal)
  • E262 — Sodium acetates (i) Sodium acetate (ii) Sodium hydrogen acetate (sodium diacetate) (Halal)
  • E263 — Calcium acetate (preservative) (Halal)
  • E481 — Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (Doubtful (mushbooh))

Ingredients

wheat flour, water, baker's yeast wheat gluten,, maize, vinagre, canola oil, lodised salt, soy flour, fibre (oats and/or wheat) rising agent(341), acidity regulators (263, 262), vegetable emulsifiers (481, 472e), preservatives (202, 200), sugar, vitamins (thiamin, folic acid), processing aid (wheat). contains: gluten, wheat, soy. May be présent: other cereals (barley, rye)

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