We cannot call every drink or food in which alcohol is present as haram (forbidden). Industrial alcohol also plays a substantial role in the manufacturing of flavors and extracts, food dyes, candy glazes, yeast, various sprays and animal-feed supplements. In the United States, in order for a vanilla extract to be called pure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that the solution contains a minimum 35% of alcohol and 13.35 ounces of vanilla bean per gallon. All alcoholic beverages contain the alcohol known as ethanol (ethyl alcohol). For instance, MGP is a key supplier to the vinegar manufacturing industry. The status depending on the source of ethanol. Extracted from alcoholic beverages. Halal Food and Metrology: Ethyl Alcohol Contents of Beverages Simay Gunduz,* Hasibe Yilmaz and Ahmet C. Goren TUBITAK UME, Chemistry Group, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Gebze, Kocaeli, Türkiye (Received November 25, 2013; Revised December 20, 2013; Accepted December 28, 2013) Abstract: In this study, ethyl alcohol contents of different kinds of beverages, vinegars, vegetables … (Remember, in an Islamic country Quran is the law of the land.) Hence consumption of such non-khamr alcohol is permissible when used within the bounds of above conditions. The alcohol in foods like cakes and things like that is minimal anyway, definitely not enough to even get you slightly intoxicated. This review gives an overview of ethanol, types, application, advantages and disadvantages. The word alcohol herein refers to “ethanol”, or “ethyl alcohol”, which is the main ingredient in what the Quran refers to as “Al Khamar”, or alcoholic drinks. [1] Pure vanilla extract is made by macerating and percolating vanilla beans in a solution of ethyl alcohol and water. Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. Can someone please post a fatwa on the permissibility of alcohol in food? Yes. Most of our baked products contain artificial flavour; any traces of ethyl alcohol that may be present in baked goods would evaporate during the baking process. Naturally formed ethyl alcohol is present in most of the natural aromas that are used in food and drink industry. Therefore putting it in food, even if it gets cooked away would be similar to putting something else that is considered filth (think urine) Urine is actually sterile in healthy human beings, so, you won't even get sick if you touch it. Because it causes intoxication when ingested. It also has a slight odor and somewhat sweet when diluted. Setting the limit of ethanol in Halal food industries is needed to facilitate food production and complied with certain religious demands. An attempt to set a limit of ethanol in food industries, supported by scientific facts and Islamic rules, is described. The manufacturing process of Ethyl Maltol E637 is according to Islamic law, and is free from pork products, alcohol and certain other ingredients. The alcohol (ethanol) used in most of commercial products in our times is not derived from dates and grapes. Nor do they contain the alcohol known as ethanol (ethyl alcohol), which is the type of alcohol that is present in all the alcoholic beverages mentioned above. A lot of products these days contain alcohol, it is either written in code form like E number or explicitly. Ethanol is a controversial and main issue in the production of Halal products ( Khattak et al., 2011 ).