Halal ingredient & barcode checker
Scan or type a barcode, or paste the ingredients from the pack. Sukon flags haram and doubtful ingredients and explains why — so you can decide with confidence.
1 · Barcode
Camera scanning works in Chrome on Android. On other phones, type the barcode.
2 · Or paste the ingredients
What Sukon checks for (21 groups)
- Pork / pig derivatives — From pigs — haram.
- Alcohol — Intoxicants are haram as an ingredient (scholars differ on tiny traces used only as a solvent).
- E120 Carmine / cochineal — Red colour made from insects; considered haram by most scholars.
- Blood products — Flowing blood is haram (Quran 5:3).
- Gelatine (E441) — Often from pigs or non-halal cattle. Halal only if from halal-slaughtered animals or fish.
- E471 / E472 mono- and diglycerides — Can be from plant or animal fat. Check with the manufacturer.
- E470–E495 fatty-acid emulsifiers — Made from fatty acids that may be animal-derived.
- Polysorbates (E430–E436) — May use animal fatty acids.
- Glycerol (E422) — From plant or animal fat.
- Stearic acid / stearates (E570, E572) — May be animal-derived.
- E542 Bone phosphate — Made from animal bones.
- E920 L-cysteine — Sometimes made from hair or feathers.
- E904 Shellac — Insect resin used as a glaze; scholars differ.
- E627 / E631 / E635 flavour enhancers — Can be made from meat or fish.
- Animal rennet, pepsin & enzymes — Used in cheese and whey; halal only if microbial or from halal-slaughtered animals.
- Whey — A cheese by-product — depends on the rennet used.
- Animal fat / tallow — Halal only from halal-slaughtered animals.
- Collagen — Often from pig or non-halal cattle skin.
- Vanilla extract — Usually made with alcohol.
- Flavourings — Source and carrier (sometimes alcohol) are not stated.
- E1105 / E1510 / E1518 — E1510 is ethanol; E1518 (glyceryl triacetate) may be animal-derived.
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Questions
Is a “no flagged ingredients” result a halal certificate?
No. The checker only looks for known haram and doubtful ingredients in the list. Meat, chicken and products containing them must be halal-slaughtered and certified. Always look for a trusted halal certification on the pack.
Where does the product information come from?
Barcode lookups use Open Food Facts, a free, open product database. Some products are missing or out of date — you can always paste the ingredients from the pack instead.
Is anything uploaded?
Only the barcode number is sent to Open Food Facts to look up the product. The camera image stays on your phone. Pasted ingredients are checked in your browser.