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Fatwa #1397628 February 2006Canada

vanilla extract that is added to food, and the food gets baked or cooked, are we allowed to eat it

Question

If there is vanilla extract that is added to food, and the food gets baked or cooked, are we allowed to eat it since the alcohol has evaporated in the baking/cooking/heating process?

Answer

It is not permissible to eat the food that contains vanilla even if it cooked or baked.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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