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Q: Is Vanilla Extract Halal?

Vanilla extract is made by soaking vanilla in alcohol. Many scholars permit it in food because the amount is tiny and non-intoxicating, and the alcohol is usually not from wine. Others avoid it. Vanilla flavouring, vanillin, vanilla pods and alcohol-free extract are halal by all views.

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Many Hanafi scholars follow the view that non-grape, non-date alcohol used in tiny amounts that do not intoxicate is permissible. Many Shafi'i and other scholars are more cautious about any added alcohol. Shia scholars generally avoid alcohol-based extracts.

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