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Is Mamba Halal?

It depends on what the label says.

Halal if verified
Medium confidence About this ruling

About this ruling

Condition
Source disclosure is incomplete
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

Mamba are chewy fruit sweets made in Germany by August Storck.

Next step Mamba fruit chews list gelatin without naming the animal it comes from, and the packs carry no Halal mark. Treat them as not Halal unless Storck confirms the gelatin is from a Halal source. How to verify
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How to verify

  1. Read the pack: Mamba lists gelatin.
  2. The source animal is not named on US or German packs.
  3. There is no Halal mark.
  4. If you follow the view that unknown gelatin is not Halal, choose a chew set with starch or pectin instead.

Quick checks

  • Lists gelatin.
  • Source animal not named.
  • No Halal mark.

What decides the answer

  • Mamba with gelatin, no source named, no Halal mark

    not shown to be Halal (Darul Ifta Birmingham); permitted if fully transformed (IslamWeb)

  • Any Mamba pack with a Halal mark

    Halal to that certifier's standard

Why this ruling

Mamba are chewy fruit sweets made in Germany by August Storck; the packs sold in the US say so. One ingredient decides the Halal answer: gelatin.

What's in them

The US packs list sugar, glucose syrup, palm oil, sorbitol, under 2% of gelatin, citric acid, flavourings and colours from black carrot, spirulina, blackcurrant, strawberry and turmeric.[1][2] Storck's German pack lists the same base, gelatin included.[3] Apart from the gelatin, nothing on the list comes from an animal.

The gelatin

Gelatin is made from animal skin or bone, and none of the packs says which animal, or carries a Halal mark. Darul Ifta Birmingham holds that gelatine is Halal only from a lawful animal slaughtered according to the Shari'ah,[4] so on that view unknown gelatin is not shown to be Halal. IslamWeb holds that a forbidden substance fully transformed into another becomes lawful.[5]

If you follow the first view, choose chews whose list shows no gelatin; gummy bears explains the gelling agents to look for.

Where you'll find it

  • Chewy fruit sweets in stick packs
  • Lunchbox and cinema sweets

Frequently asked questions

Is Mamba Halal?
Not shown to be. Mamba fruit chews list gelatin without naming the animal, and the packs carry no Halal mark. Everything else in them is plant-based or synthetic.
Does Mamba have gelatin?
Yes. The US packs list gelatin at under 2%, and Storck's German pack lists it too.
Is Mamba vegetarian?
No, because of the gelatin, which comes from animal skin or bone.

Scholarly view

The only question in Mamba is its gelatin. Darul Ifta Birmingham, a Hanafi body, holds that gelatine and similar additives are Halal only if they come from a lawful animal slaughtered according to the Shari'ah; with no source on the pack, that can't be shown.

IslamWeb holds that gelatin takes its animal's ruling, but that a forbidden substance fully transformed into another becomes lawful. A Halal mark or a statement from Storck would settle it.

Sources

Named Islamic, certifier, manufacturer, and regulatory sources used on this page. Inline markers like [1] jump here. Retrieval dates show when we last checked the live URL. Editorial methodology.

Islamic / scriptural

  1. Is hydrolyzed beef gelatine halal? (Fatwa 05538)

    Darul Ifta Birmingham Retrieved

    Gelatine and similar additives are halal if they come from a lawful animal, slaughtered according to the Shari'ah, and not mixed with anything unlawful.

  2. Ruling on gelatin from cows not slaughtered according to the Shari'ah (275287)

    IslamWeb Retrieved

    Gelatin takes the ruling of its animal, but if a forbidden substance has been transformed into another substance it becomes pure and lawful according to the most valid view of the scholars.

Manufacturer / product

  1. Mamba fruit chews, US pack

    Open Food Facts Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United States

    Sugar, glucose syrup (from wheat or corn), palm oil, sorbitol syrup, less than 2% of gelatin, citric acid, natural and artificial flavourings, black carrot juice concentrate, spirulina extract, blackcurrant powder, strawberry juice solids, turmeric extract and caramel (colours). 'Made in Germany by August Storck KG for Storck USA LP.'

  2. Mamba Orange Strawberry, US pack

    Open Food Facts Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United States

    Sugar, glucose syrup, palm oil, sorbitol, gelatin, citric acid, natural and artificial flavourings, black carrot juice concentrate and turmeric oleoresin (colours). Made in Germany by August Storck KG.

  3. Mamba (Storck, Berlin)

    Open Food Facts Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: Germany

    Sugar, glucose syrup, palm fat, humectant: sorbitol syrup, gelatin, acid: citric acid, flavourings, vegetable concentrates (black carrot, spirulina, blackcurrant, strawberry juice), turmeric extract, caramel syrup.

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