Is Vegemite halal?

Halal

Vegemite appears to be halal — no forbidden or doubtful ingredients or additives were detected.

Automated classification, not a religious ruling. No scholar or certification body has reviewed this assessment — always check the product's own halal certification.

Vegemite
Vegemite

Product facts

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

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

Additives

  • E101 — Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), formerly called lactoflavin (Vitamin G) (Halal)
  • E508 — Potassium chloride (gelling agent) (Halal)

Ingredients

YEAST EXTRACT (BARLEY AND WHEAT), SALT, MINERAL SALT (508), MALT EXTRACT (BARLEY), COLOUR (150c), FLAVOURS, NIACIN THAMINE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLATE. _WHEAT_, _GLUTEN_

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