Vegetable Juice Can Potentially Haram

Consuming a source of vitamin C is essential for the body. And juice packaging often be an alternative choice. But you must remain vigilant, because there is the possibility of vegetable juice may change its status to not kosher. How come?

 

The weather is often fickle when it makes us be aware of the deterioration in health. One was how to prevent it is to eat a balanced diet including vitamins and fiber in sufficient quantities. One of the important vitamins are vitamin C many derived from fruits and vegetables.

For sources of vitamin C, the fruit in the form of whole seems indeed to be the best choice. Because these fruits can meet the requirement of vitamin C and fiber as well. But there is also a preference in the form of fruit in juice. Where bottled juice or juice cans are sold in lots of stalls, shops, to supermarkets.

Nothing wrong with it if we choose bottled juice as a source of vitamin C. But still must be vigilant, because although the vegetable is possible in the process is not tainted with halal.

In making the juice in packaging appearance becomes very important indeed. So other than fruit or vegetables as raw materials, sometimes there may be added other ingredients. That is why if you buy apple juice in containers is transparent.

Well, that juice that looks clear then the factory usually use other materials as a helper. Material in question is an enzyme pektinase. What makes a substance called pectin turbid and for pektinnya lost, pektinase enzyme added to the juice.

Problem faced is if it uses an enzyme to be ensured of origin and how its processing. Where in the world enzyme industry pektinase obtained by using a fermentation process. According to the standard MUI, if using the fermentation process must be ensured that the media used must be free from unlawful and impure materials.

In addition, plant also uses gelatin as the absorbent dirt or residue that causes cloudy juice. While gelatin here serves as a clarifier alias Purifier. As we know usually processed gelatin from animal bones or skin. If it's related to animals, we must ensure that come from animals slaughtered halal and Islamic or not.

In addition, for certain juice is often added to vitamin C separately and flavor. Both this material also has the potential are also derived from material that is not kosher. Therefore should be more careful choosing juice and to be comfortable and safe to consume them get used to choose which already has a halal logo MUI.