Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is Nutritional Yeast Halal?

· 22 Jumada I 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 46863English

Question

Assalaamu alaikum, I suffer from high blood pressure and have been looking for ways cut down on salt by looking for alternatives and have come across a product called nutritional yeast ( not exactly the same as normal yeast) and wanted to know if this halal. Jazzakallahu khair Shah

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast in the form of flakes or yellow powder and has a cheesy or nutty flavor to it. It is very popular among vegans and vegetarians as a cheese substitute. Nutritional yeast is produced by culturing yeast in a nutrient medium, primarily glucose, for several days. Then, the yeast is deactivated with heat, washed, dried and packaged. [1]

Accordingly, nutritional yeast is Halal to consume.[2]

And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best

Shakib Alam

Student - Darul Iftaa

Pennsylvania, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutritional_yeast

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/nutritional-yeast#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2

https://www.webmd.com/diet/nutritional-yeast-good-for-you#1

[2] (سورة البقرة 172,173)

يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ (172) إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنْزِيرِ

(سورة البقرة 61)

{وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَامُوسَى لَنْ نَصْبِرَ عَلَى طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْأَرْضُ مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّائِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ

Answered by
Shakib Alam
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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