List of Kanji for Haram Ingredients

In Muslim-majority countries, we can find halal food so easily; in restaurants, street foods, and many other places by default. 

But here in Japan it’s different; Pork, Khamr, and many other forbidden foods for Muslims are generally consumed here. So we need to be extra selective and careful to find foods that we can consume.
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Below is the list of Haram and doubted ingredients based on the analysis of our Muslim brothers and sisters who had lived in japan for years. For the main references, you can see in here:
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• Al Maeda: 3
• Al Baqara: 172-173
• Al Anaam: 145
• Al Maeda: 90
• Hadith Muslim, Book of Drinks, 4956-4960

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List of Kanji for Haram and Doubted Ingredients

​Haram Ingredients:
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• Japanese Name = Japanese Reading = Meaning

1. 豚肉 - ポーク = Butaniku - Pooku = Pork
2. 牛肉 - ビーフ = Gyuuniku - Biifu = Beef
3. 鶏肉 - チキン = Toriniku - Chikin = Chicken
4. (No. 1~3) + エキス = (No. 1~3) + Ekisu = (No. 1~3) + Extract
5. 豚脂 = Tonshi = Pork Fat
6. ラード = Raado = Lard
7. 牛脂 = Gyuushi = Beef Fat
8. 動物性油脂 = Doubutsusei-yushi = Animal Fat
9. 加工油脂 = Kakou-yushi = Processed Fat
10. 混合油脂 = Kongou-yushi = Mixed Fat
11. コンソメ = Konsome = Consommé (soup)
12. コンソメパウダー = Konsome Paudaa = Consommé Powder
13. ゼラチン = Zerachin = Gelatine
14. アルコール = Arukooru = Alcohol
15. 酒 = Sake = Sake (alcohol)
16. 洋酒 = Youshu = Western Liquor
17. 酒精 = Shusei = Ethyl Alcohol
18. 味醂 / みりん = Mirin = Mirin (alcohol)
19. ラム酒 = Ramu-shu = Rum
20. ワイン = Wain = Wine
21. ブランディ = Burandi = Brandy
22. ウィスキー = Uisukii = Whiskey

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Syubhat / Doubted Ingredients:

1. ショートニング = Shortening: It is a fat that can be Lard (Haram). If it is written that the source is vegetable oil (大豆由来 = Daizu Yurai ), then it’s Halal.
2. 醤油/しょうゆ = Soy sauce: Many types contain alcohol.
3. 乳化剤 = Emulsifier: It can be from animal derived. If it is written that the source is vegetable oil (大豆由来 = Daizu Yurai), then it’s Halal.
4. マーガリン = Margarine: Butter substitutes produced from Pork. Plant-Margarine is Halal.
5. 油脂 = Fat: Most of the cases, fat comes from animal and is Haram to consume. Vegetable driven fat is Halal.
6. ファットスプレッド = Fat Spread: Most of the cases, fat comes from animal and is Haram to consume. Vegetable driven fat is Halal.
7. コラーゲンペプチド = Collagen Peptide: It can be derived from fish or animal (pork, beef, chicken)​.

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Related Links:
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• ​Shop Halal Foods Online
• Halal Foods In Japan (Facebook)
• Muslim Friendly Standards In Japan

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Sources

• Halal Japan