Food guide
Is Cheese Halal? What to Check
Quick answer
Cheese depends on the rennet. Microbial or vegetarian rennet is halal; animal rennet is halal only from a halal-slaughtered animal. Parmesan and Grana Padano always use animal rennet.
Ingredients to watch in cheese
RennetDoubtfulMicrobial / vegetarian rennetHalalEnzymes (unspecified)DoubtfulE1105LysozymeE160bAnnatto, bixin, norbixinVegetarian cheeseHalal
Tips
- "Suitable for vegetarians" means non-animal rennet.
- Lysozyme (E1105) comes from egg and is halal.
20 cheese products checked
8 no issues12 doubtful0 haram
Aldi British Mature CheddarAldi No issues
Duc De Coeur Camembert le CaractèreDuc De Coeur No issues
Paysan Breton Cream CheesePaysan Breton Doubtful
Cathedral City Extra Mature CheddarCathedral City Doubtful
PHILADELPHIA Full fat soft cheesePHILADELPHIA Doubtful
Milbona Full Fat Soft CheeseMilbona Doubtful
TESCO Full Fat Soft CheeseTESCO Doubtful
Savencia Le bon brieSavencia No issues
Leerdammer Light Mild-NuttyLeerdammer No issues
Babybel Light MiniBabybel No issues
Light PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Doubtful
Creamfields Low Fat Cottage CheeseCreamfields Doubtful
Galbani MozzarellaGalbani No issues
Lidl Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOPLidl Doubtful
Leerdammer OriginalLeerdammer No issues
Cathedral City Our Lighter Mature CheddarCathedral City Doubtful
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia No issues
Philadelphia OriginalPHILADELPHIA Doubtful
Lidl Soft CheeseLidl Doubtful
Emporium Soft Cheese OriginalEmporium Doubtful
Ingredient data from Open Food Facts (ODbL), retrieved 2026-09-25. Recipes change — always check the pack. This is an ingredient check, not a halal certification.