The word gelatine (also called gelatin) is taken from the Latin "gelatus," which means stiff or frozen. Gelatine is basically a processed and refined animal protein, derived from bones, hides and collagenous connective tissues. It has a variety of industrial applications especially those related to food processing, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics & toiletries, photography, printing and many more.
Gelatine's have a very unique nature and this substance function is to be an agent for :-
stabilising & binding
thickening & platicizing
emusification & foaming
For example, the gelatine's are suitable for gelling, thickening and stabilising dishes and gives them their creamy consistency. It plays a major role in the modern food industry.
For the Muslims community, availability of HALAL GELATIN is a very sensitive issue to ensure the consumption of genuinely Halal quality products.
The process
Gelatine is obtained by boiling the skin, tendons, and ligaments of animals. After the process known as hydrolysis, it contains protein, collagen (a primary component of joints and cartilage), and various amino acids.
It’s the ingredients for providing support for :-
Soft candies such as Gummi Bears
Delicious desserts such as cheesecake, Ice cream, chocolates
Fruits juices
Daily salads with some sauces
Frozen drinks
Functionality
Gelatine is primarily used as a gelling agent [319] forming transparent elastic thermoreversible gels on cooling below about 35°C, which dissolve at low temperature to give 'melt in the mouth' products with useful flavour-release.
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When talking about lawful food and drink in Islam, there are two words that always come up, Halal and Haram. The opposite of Halal is Haram, which means unlawful or prohibited as written clearly in the Qur'an. So, ever wonder about what you eat whether it’s halal or not?
Sometimes, it’s much easier if we just choose to eat only fish, right? Because it’s halal and you don’t have to worry about anything else. But for how long? After a day or two, you start looking for chicken, beef etc… Then you start to wonder again, whether it’s slaughtered in syari’ah way or not?, follow the Islamic law? Somehow, your mind will still be full of curiosity. Read more...
What about desserts? Ever wonder whether it’s halal or not? I must say this, 90% of ingredients in any desserts, used GELATINE. And most of the gelatines are made from pigs and if it’s from a cow, it is unsure whether it’s been slaughtered according to Islamic law/syariah that called Zabihah, which I mentioned earlier.
WORRY! WORRY! WORRY!
The production of cakes, puddings, ice cream, jelly, frozen salad, chocolates, gummies and many-many more delicious desserts, used GELATINE FROM PIGS because it's a lot cheaper!!!
Owner of any muslim restaurant around the world, please!, please BE MORE RESPONSIBLE towards this matter!. As the chef, you must know whether what you’re serving is HALAL or not. You may be serving just simple puddings or slices of cakes or even a scoop of ice cream for desserts, but a big responsiblity towards Islam law, lies in your hands!
Mothers, housewives please BE MORE RESPONSIBLE towards your family!. Always ask yourselves, is it halal?. You need to be sure what you’re serving to your family or your children. It must be HALAL FOOD! Check here for some desserts recipe.
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Do you all think the pig fats or any animal that is not certified halal by the Islamic Development Department, only use in food? DONT BE SURPRISED...it's also have in many-many other things, daily used things that we didn't expected it.
These are some other products that have gelatines in it:
Film Negatives
Softgel Capsule
All kinds of toothpaste
Appromaxely all beauty cosmetic
All perfumes
Bath soap and fabric softener
Body, hand and feet lotions
"ASTARGFIRULLAH! BE VERY CAREFUL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS! The fact is, our IMAN are already weaked enough and it will easily CRUSHED by only eating unlawful food and using anything that HARAM. That is why it's FORBIDDEN in Islam!"
WHAT IS THE SOLUTIONS
"Now, you start to feel worried after you've discovered that all the desserts you've been eating all these years is HARAM isn't it? ...there's so many daily use things also haram! I also really worried..."
To make matters worst, the amount of halal gelatin manufactured in the world is also very limited. And not all gelatin that says halal are truly halal. And because of that we muslims have to be EXTRA CAREFUL and BE ALERT in choosing and buying food.
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Why is it so difficult for you to accept the fact? Why are you still haven't change? Are you willing to continue eating the food that full of haram's ingredients? Still willingly using your daily use the one that you know coated with pig fats?
Doesn't it enough that we already sinful and we want to add more? Don't you ever think that this is one of the way of lies and deceptions that used by the people of infidelity trying to twist around our belief in more of delicate way?! Why do we have to bow to satan's persuations? ...bow to them? NO!
Don't you be sceptical, NO MORE! Think of your family and child. Give them a chance to grow in a healthy environment and a much better life. Think of the future of our world. Educate your childrens to eat hygiene, healthy and good food...further more, EAT HALAL!
"SO...BE ALERT, dont simply believe with all kinds of food that have haram gelatine...don't fall to those tricks! ...CHOOSE HALAL, CHOOSE HALAL GELATINE!!!"