List of Kanji for Haram and Doubted Ingredients

Haram Ingredients:

No Kanji/Hiragana/Katakana 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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 List of Kanji for Haram and Doubted Ingredients

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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