Gelatin, Cheese & Ingredients

Is Alcohol in Food Halal?

Answered by Halal Monitoring Services Updated

HMS Answer

NO

Intoxicating alcoholic beverages are Haram and should not be deliberately added to food as ordinary ingredients. Technical alcohols used in manufacturing can require more detailed Shariah evaluation.

The full answer

Intoxicating alcoholic beverages are Haram and should not be deliberately added to food as ordinary ingredients.

A dish does not become acceptable merely because someone says the alcohol will “cook off.”

Technical alcohols used in manufacturing and flavor production can require more detailed Shariah evaluation based on their source and use, which the Shariah Board addresses separately.

Answers in the Halal Knowledge Center reflect the standards followed by Halal Monitoring Services (HMS), which operates as part of the Shariah Board of America. HMS certifies only what it checks.