Carmine in food and sweets
Q: I want to know if carmin (insect e120) is haram in food and candy and why we cannot eat them if it is not allowed?
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Carmine e120
Q: Mujhey Carmine e120 k baaray main pata karna hai...yeh ek qism ka insect hai jisay boiled karkay us main say colour nikaala jaata hai jo stationary items main use hota hai. Jiskay baaray main neecahy likha hai.
E120 is a red food coloring which is derived from insects. This ingredient can be found in a lot of food. Recently, they've started using E120 in the gelatin-free Skittles produced in the UK, which has caused most Muslims up there to stop consuming them. E120 is most common term for this substance used in ingredient labels, however they may also list it as carmine (dye) or cochineal.
Carmanic acid
Q: Is it allowed for a Muslim to eat a product that has Carmanic Acid, which is made from insect. If it is Halal, then majority of the food have some sort of insect in them (tiny amount), would that be considered non Halal to them?
Carmine
Q: I had bought strawberry milk carton on which carmine (red colour extract from an insect) a food ingredient is mentioned. i want to know.
1- Is it confirmed carmine is obtained from an insect?
2- If any ingredient mix with the food which has no impact of taste and it just mix in a small ratio for colouring can make the food haram or not suitable for cosuming?
3- I have heared that carmine is only haram in hanafi madhab, is it true?
4- If above question is right, what should I do with the milk? Shall I through it away.
Using make-up containing carmine
Q: Is it permissible to use make-up containing carmine? (Carmine is a red pigment/dye derived from insects native to South America and Mexico that live as parasites on cactus plants. Used as a colorant in food, cosmetics and textiles)?