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Is Rowntree's Halal?

It depends on what the label says.

Halal if verified
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About this ruling

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Reviewed

Nestlé, which makes Rowntree's sweets in the UK, answers the gelatine question on its own site: it uses pork gelatine in Randoms, Squidgers and Rowntree's Lollies, and no gelatine in its core range of Jelly Tots, Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums and Pick & Mix.

Next step Rowntree's Jelly Tots, Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums and Pick & Mix have no gelatine and are vegan. Randoms, Squidgers and Rowntree's Lollies contain pork gelatine, so avoid those. How to verify
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How to verify

  1. Jelly Tots, Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums, Pick & Mix: no gelatine, vegan, per Nestlé.
  2. Randoms, Squidgers and Rowntree's Lollies: pork gelatine, so not Halal.
  3. No Rowntree's product is Halal-certified; read the pack, as recipes change.

Quick checks

  • Core range: no gelatine.
  • Randoms, Squidgers, lollies: pork gelatine.
  • Not Halal-certified.

What decides the answer

  • Jelly Tots, Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums, Pick & Mix

    no animal ingredients, per Nestlé

  • Randoms, Squidgers, Rowntree's Lollies

    pork gelatine: not Halal

  • Any other Rowntree's product

    read the label

Why this ruling

Rowntree's is Nestlé's UK sweets brand: Jelly Tots, Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums, Pick & Mix, Randoms, Squidgers and ice lollies.

Which sweets have gelatine

Nestlé answers it directly: "We use pork gelatine in Randoms, Squidgers and Rowntree’s Lollies products. We use no gelatine in our core range of Jelly Tots, Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums and Pick & Mix." It adds that all the ingredients in that core range are suitable for vegans.[1]

Jelly Tots

Jelly Tots list sugar, glucose syrup, starch, acids, fruit juices, flavourings and plant-based colours. Nestlé notes they are made "on the same production line as our Fruit Pastilles and Fruit Gums", both of which it also says contain no gelatine.[2] For the pastilles themselves, see Fruit Pastilles; for another UK maker with the same split, see Swizzels.

Where you'll find it

  • UK sweets: Jelly Tots, Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums, Randoms
  • Rowntree's ice lollies

Frequently asked questions

Are Jelly Tots Halal?
Nestlé says Jelly Tots contain no gelatine and that all their ingredients are suitable for vegans. They are not Halal-certified, but they have no animal ingredients.
Are Randoms Halal?
No. Nestlé says it uses pork gelatine in Randoms, as well as in Squidgers and Rowntree's Lollies.
Are Rowntree's Fruit Gums Halal?
Nestlé lists Fruit Gums in its core range with no gelatine and all ingredients suitable for vegans. They are not Halal-certified.

Scholarly view

Pork gelatine is Haram by the Qur'an's prohibition of swine, so Randoms, Squidgers and the lollies are out. A vegan sweet has no gelatine, animal fat or insect colour, which settles the usual Halal questions for sweets, though it is not a Halal certificate.

Sources

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Manufacturer / product

  1. Rowntree's: Got Questions?

    Nestlé Confectionery UK Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

    'We use pork gelatine in Randoms, Squidgers and Rowntree’s Lollies products. We use no gelatine in our core range of Jelly Tots, Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums and Pick & Mix.' 'All of the ingredients in our core range of Fruit Pastilles, Jelly Tots, Fruit Gums and Pick & Mix are suitable for vegans. Randoms, Squidgers and Rowntree’s Lollies are not suitable for' vegetarians or vegans.

  2. Rowntree's Jelly Tots Sweets Bag 42g

    Nestlé Confectionery UK Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

    Ingredients: 'Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Starch, Acids (Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Concentrated Fruit Juices..., Acidity Regulator (Trisodium Citrate), Flavourings, Colours (Anthocyanins, Copper Complexes of Chlorophyllins, Beta-Carotene, Curcumin)'. 'All ingredients in Jelly Tots® are suitable for vegans and vegetarians however they are manufactured on the same production line as our Fruit Pastilles and Fruit Gums which contain ingredients which are not suitable.'

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