Fatwa #396177 February 2018Pakistan
Grapeseed Extract
Question
I recently bought viridian high five multivitamin and mineral formula. The brand is vegetarian and the ingredient list can be found here:http://www.viridian-nutrition.com/Shop/High-Five-Multivitamin-and-Mineral-Formula-P557.aspx#
After buying the container, I was doing some research on it and came across a link that listed it as vegan and kosher but not halal (I don't know how authorative that information is, but I'm pasting the link here: https://www.vitaminstore.nl/health/voedingssupplement/multi/algemeen/High-Five-Multivitamine-Mineralen-Formule-Viridian-hersenen/P86856?Variant=92026) , which was confusing to me. I went through the ingredient list and the only doubtful ingredient I could find was grapeseed extract. I want to know is grapeseed extract halal to consume? I googled this and found conflicting answers.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Grape seed extract (GSE) is an industrial derivative of whole grape seeds. Accordingly, it is permissible to consume the Vitamin in reference.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Huzaifah Deedat
Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape_seed_extract