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Is Trident gum Halal?

It depends on what the label says.

Halal if verified
Medium confidence About this ruling

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

Trident is a sugar-free gum made from sorbitol, xylitol, gum base, flavours and sweeteners.

Next step Trident has no gelatin. Some flavours, such as US spearmint and cinnamon, list no glycerin and nothing from an animal; others, such as US bubblegum and peppermint, list glycerin of unstated source. Check the flavour you buy. How to verify
Scan a label

How to verify

  1. No gelatin.
  2. Look for glycerin, glycerol or E422: if absent (as in US spearmint), Trident is Halal by ingredients.
  3. If present, its source is not stated; see glycerin.
  4. Not Halal-certified.

Quick checks

  • No gelatin.
  • Glycerin in some flavours.
  • Not certified.

What decides the answer

  • Trident without glycerin (such as US spearmint)

    Halal by ingredients

  • Trident with glycerin or E422

    source not stated

Why this ruling

Trident is a sugar-free chewing gum sold in the US, Europe and elsewhere.

What the packs list

US spearmint lists "Sorbitol, gum base, xylitol, maltitol syrup", flavours, sweeteners, coconut oil and soy lecithin, with no glycerin.[1] US bubblegum adds "glycerin".[2] The French spearmint lists "humectant (E 422)", sunflower lecithin and "glazing agent (E 903)".[3]

The glycerin

Glycerin (E422) can be made from plant oils or animal fat, and the packs don't say which. E903 is carnauba wax, from a palm. For a similar gum, see Extra.

Where you'll find it

  • Sugar-free chewing gum sold in the US, Europe and elsewhere

Frequently asked questions

Is Trident gum Halal?
It has no gelatin. Flavours without glycerin, such as US spearmint, are Halal by ingredients; flavours with glycerin depend on its source, which the pack does not state.
Does Trident gum have gelatin?
No. None of the records lists gelatin.
Does Trident contain glycerin?
Some flavours do, such as US bubblegum and the French spearmint; US spearmint does not.

Scholarly view

Glycerin follows its fat: from plant oils or Halal-slaughtered animals it is fine, from pork or unslaughtered animals it is not. Where the label lists no glycerin, the question does not arise.

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.

Manufacturer / product

  1. Trident spearmint, US (0012546006088)

    Open Food Facts (pack record) Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United States

    Ingredients: 'Sorbitol, gum base, xylitol, maltitol syrup, natural and artificial flavor; less than 2% of: acesulfame potassium, aspartame, BHT, blue 1 lake, hydrogenated coconut oil, mannitol, soy lecithin, sucralose, yellow 5 lake.' No glycerin.

  2. Trident bubblegum, US (0012546001311)

    Open Food Facts (pack record) Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United States

    Ingredients: 'Sorbitol, gum base, xylitol, glycerin; less than 2% of: acesulfame potassium, aspartame, BHT, mannitol, natural and artificial flavor, red 40 lake, soy lecithin, sucralose.'

  3. Trident spearmint, France (7622210059574)

    Open Food Facts (pack record) Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: France

    Ingredients include sweeteners, gum base, 'humectant (E 422)', 'emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)' and 'glazing agent (E 903)'.

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