Halal Pea Protein
Pea Protein is a vegetable protein manufactured through extraction from pea, available as Creamy yellow or yellow powder. As a Protein, Pea Protein is general recognized as halal. Pea Protein is a protein extracted from the pods and seeds of thepea plant. This product has a light fluffy texture, a sweet taste, a low potential for allergic reactions, and a protein content of between 50 and 80%. Pea Protein is most commonly used as a food additive to increase the amount of protein in food products such as baked goods, snack bars, drinks, cereals, almond-milk yogurt, and frozen almond-milk desserts. It is also used in vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and soy-free products.
What is Halal Pea Protein?
It is a popular halal food additives used in food and beverage. We have been supplying halal Pea Protein for years.
The manufacturing process of Pea Protein is according to Islamic law, and is free from pork products, alcohol and certain other ingredients.
Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. In reference to food, it is the dietary standard, as prescribed in the Koran.
By official definition, Halal foods are those that are:
1. Free from any component that Muslims are prohibited from consuming according to Islamic law.
2. Processed, made, produced, manufactured and/or stored using utensils, equipment and/or machinery that have been cleansed according to Islamic law.
All foods are considered Halal except the following:
-Alcoholic drinks and intoxicants
-Non-Halal animal fat
-Enzymes (microbial enzymes are permissible)
-Gelatine from non-Halal source (fish gelatine is Halal)
-L-cysteine (if from human hair)
-Lard
-Lipase (only animal lipase need be avoided)
-Non-Halal animal shortening
-Pork products
-Unspecified meat broth
-Rennet (All forms should be avoided except for plant, microbial and synthetic rennet, as well as rennet obtained from Halal slaughtered animals)
-Stock (mixed species broth or meat stock)
-Tallow (non-Halal species)
-Carnivorous animals, birds of prey and certain other animals
-Foods contaminated with any of the above products.