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Is Fruittella Halal?

It depends on what the label says.

Halal if verified
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About this ruling

Condition
Verify the product or supplier in hand
Evidence confidence
Medium means the sources are named, but they do not pin the evidence to a specific market or product. Use this page as orientation, then read the pack in your hand.
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Reviewed

Fruittella is Perfetti Van Melle's chewy fruit sweet.

Next step Buy Fruittella with the vegan label: those packs have no gelatine, and their emulsifiers and glycerol are plant-based by definition. Some older Fruittella Juicy Chews bags list gelatine, which is not Halal unless its source is, so read the bag. How to verify
Scan a label

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How to verify

  1. Look for the vegan label on the bag; if it is there, the glycerol and E471 are plant-based and there is no gelatine.
  2. No vegan label? Read the ingredients for gelatine; if it is listed without a Halal source, avoid it.
  3. Fruittella is not Halal-certified; the answer rests on the ingredients.

Quick checks

  • Vegan label: no gelatine, plant glycerol and E471.
  • Older bags listed gelatine.
  • Not Halal-certified.

What decides the answer

  • Fruittella with a vegan label

    Halal on ingredients

  • Fruittella with neither a vegan label nor gelatine

    check glycerol and E471 with the maker

  • Fruittella listing gelatine with no Halal source

    not Halal

Why this ruling

Fruittella, also searched as Fruitella, is Perfetti Van Melle's chewy fruit sweet. Whether it is Halal depends on the bag, and the label tells you which one you have.

Vegan packs: no gelatine

Current Fruittella Juicy Chews packs are set with gum arabic and gellan gum, with coconut oil, fruit juice and cocoa butter, and carry a vegan label.[1] Berries and Cherries uses the same gelatine-free recipe, though not every listing of it shows the vegan label.[2] The packs list glycerol and E471, which can come from animal fat, but a vegan label rules that out. Vegan-labelled packs are Halal on their ingredients.

Older bags: gelatine

An older Fruittella Juicy Chews bag lists gelatine, with no source given.[3] Gelatine is Halal only from Halal-slaughtered animals or fish, so a pack like that is not Halal unless the maker confirms otherwise. If you see gelatine on the list, put it back. See gelatin.

Fruittella carries no Halal mark, so the vegan label is the quickest check. For other chewy sweets, see Starburst and Airheads.

Where you'll find it

  • Chewy fruit sweets in sticks and sharing bags
  • Juicy Chews, Berries and Cherries and seasonal mixes

Frequently asked questions

Is Fruittella Halal?
Vegan-labelled Fruittella is, on its ingredients: it has no gelatine, and the vegan label means its glycerol and E471 are plant-based. Some older bags list gelatine, so read the pack.
Does Fruittella contain gelatine?
Current vegan-labelled packs do not. An older Fruittella Juicy Chews bag lists gelatine with no source given, so check the bag you have.
Is Fruittella vegan?
Current Juicy Chews packs carry a vegan label. Older bags with gelatine are not vegan, and other variants should be checked for the label.

Scholarly view

Gelatine is the Halal question in chewy sweets: it is Halal only from Halal-slaughtered animals or fish, and pork gelatine is Haram. Glycerol and E471 can come from plant or animal fat; a vegan label settles that they are plant-based. When a pack lists gelatine without a source, treat it as not Halal.

Sources

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Manufacturer / product

  1. Fruittella Juicy Chews (vegan pack)

    Open Food Facts Retrieved

    Ingredients: glucose syrup, sugar, fruit juices from concentrate (orange, strawberry, lemon) (3%), coconut oil, acids (citric, malic), maltodextrin, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, sucrose esters of fatty acids), humectant (glycerol), gelling agent (gum arabic), cocoa butter, concentrates, natural flavourings, thickener (gellan gum). Pack photo shows a vegan label; labelled vegetarian and vegan.

  2. Fruittella Berries and Cherries

    Open Food Facts Retrieved

    Ingredients: glucose syrup, sugar, fruit juices (raspberry, blackberry, cherry), coconut oil, acids, maltodextrin, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, sucrose esters of fatty acids), glycerol, flavourings, concentrates, gum arabic, cocoa butter, gellan gum. No gelatine. Perfetti Van Melle Benelux; distributed in the UK by PVM UK.

  3. Fruittella Juicy Chews (older pack)

    Open Food Facts Retrieved

    Ingredients include 'gelatine', with glucose syrup, sugar, coconut oil, fruit juices, acids, cocoa butter, glycerol, concentrates, natural flavourings, gum arabic and dextrin. No gelatine source stated.

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