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Q: Is Balsamic Vinegar Halal?

Most scholars consider vinegar halal even when made from wine, because the alcohol has fully turned into vinegar. Balsamic vinegar is made from grape must, often with added wine vinegar, so most consider it halal. A minority avoid any vinegar made from wine.

Also asked as: “Is wine vinegar halal?” · “Does balsamic vinegar contain alcohol?”

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The majority, including the Hanafi and Maliki schools, accept vinegar that has fully turned from wine, based on the hadith praising vinegar. Some Shafi'i and Hanbali scholars accept it only if it turned naturally, not by deliberate processing.

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