Gelatin, halal or haram? Gelatin, halal or haram?

Abstract

Gelatin is a solid and transparent material that has wide application in various industries, especially for the production of food and pharmaceutical. This material is mainly made from meat, skin and bones of pigs and cows around the world. The industrial process of gelatin production is a long and costly process Also; these sources of gelatin production are prohibited in many religions and cultures in the world and they have a lot of health hazards. Therefore, this study was aimed at reviewing the alternative sources of gelatin production and the disadvantages and benefits of each of them. Relevant articles were searched from Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Science direct, and Cochrane library. According to the results of this article, gelatin with a source of animal can have many harmful effects on human health. While it is possible to produce good and useful gelatin using plant sources. Almighty Allah has always recommended humans to consume halal foods while avoiding haram foods. Extensive research is required from the Islamic world to replace haram products with halal and Islamic products. Nowadays, from materials such as agar, pectin, carrageenan and konjac that are mentioned above, and as well as other materials, very good gelatins are prepared. And further researches are needed to find the rich sources of good gelatins or to find plants that have appropriate gelatin.

Natural polymers in wound healing: From academic studies to commercial products

“…It was shown that PCL/Gel scaffolds are not perfect candidates for skin wound repair due to their poor antibacterial properties and inappropriate water vapor transmission rate, and they may also need a protective membrane as the top layer 75 . On the other hand, pig‐ and cow‐derived Gel can cause allergic sensitivities in medical products, because this type of Gel contains IgE 76 …”

“…75 On the other hand, pig-and cow-derived Gel can cause allergic sensitivities in medical products, because this type of Gel contains IgE. 76…”

Gelatin in Halal Pharmaceutical Products

“…Gelatin is mainly an unmodified hydrolyzed collagen in which the collagen protein is converted to smaller peptides. Gelatin has a wide molecular weight range in relation to physical and chemical methods of denaturation based on what kind of hydrolysis process is used in its production (Elyasi et al, 2020).…”

“…Apart from that, gelatin also has a unique amino acid composition and structure that provides functional properties (Amertaningtyas et al, 2019). Commonly, gelatin is used as a gelling agent in the food, pharmaceutical, photographic, and cosmetic industries (Elyasi et al, 2020). In particular, gelatin distinctive structure of amino acids is able to provide several medical benefits and the form of gelatin can vary.…”

“…However, the process of preparing gelatin from animal sources takes time and is costly. Hence, it is considered to be a major disadvantage of animal gelatin in terms of the industry owing to its preparation ground requiring a considerable of time and money (Elyasi et al, 2020).…”