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**Karensmith** · 08-31-2008, 09:55 AM

Ethyl alcohol from any source such as grape, dates, corn has the same chemical formula of CH3 H2 OH, same physical, chemical properties and has the same quality of intoxication. So ethyl alcohol from grape and date is same as ethyl alcohol from corn technically. As Hadith mentioned in above postings that any intoxicant is Haram either in small or large quanitity. Our Mufti saheban said when you add alcohol in a natural or artificial flavor as a solvent and add to a food formula of Halal ingredients then you contaminated the pureness of Halal ingredients then all the Halal ingredients became nagus like alcohol itself. This man added alcohol to flavors process is not same as minor quanitity of alcohol created in mature fruits by natural fermentation of sugar of fruits. Another thing, a flavor house or flavor company has choice of avoiding alcohol in flavor, Halal solvents such as Propylene Glycol, water, vegetable oil and maltodextrin for dry flavors are available to the flavor chemist but they prefer alcohol unless food scientist like me who request a alcohol free flavor for developing a new food product. There are many flavors in use in US food industry which do not have alcohol as a solvent. Many Muslims countries with their buying power never ask Us food companies to make their food products alcohol free. Instead they made artificial rule of .05% man added alcohol in food products as Halal foods.

Syed Rasheeduddin Ahmed
Muslim Consumer Group
www.muslimconsumergroup.com

08-31-2008, 09:55 AM	#2
Karensmith Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 573 Senior Member	Ethyl alcohol from any source such as grape, dates, corn has the same chemical formula of CH3 H2 OH, same physical, chemical properties and has the same quality of intoxication. So ethyl alcohol from grape and date is same as ethyl alcohol from corn technically. As Hadith mentioned in above postings that any intoxicant is Haram either in small or large quanitity. Our Mufti saheban said when you add alcohol in a natural or artificial flavor as a solvent and add to a food formula of Halal ingredients then you contaminated the pureness of Halal ingredients then all the Halal ingredients became nagus like alcohol itself. This man added alcohol to flavors process is not same as minor quanitity of alcohol created in mature fruits by natural fermentation of sugar of fruits. Another thing, a flavor house or flavor company has choice of avoiding alcohol in flavor, Halal solvents such as Propylene Glycol, water, vegetable oil and maltodextrin for dry flavors are available to the flavor chemist but they prefer alcohol unless food scientist like me who request a alcohol free flavor for developing a new food product. There are many flavors in use in US food industry which do not have alcohol as a solvent. Many Muslims countries with their buying power never ask Us food companies to make their food products alcohol free. Instead they made artificial rule of .05% man added alcohol in food products as Halal foods. Syed Rasheeduddin Ahmed Muslim Consumer Group www.muslimconsumergroup.com
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