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Is natto halal?

fermented food (plant) · ingredient

strict
Halal
mainstream
Halal
lenient
Halal
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Origin class: plant (stated); fermented-product type: fermented food. status_condition: soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis; no alcohol is produced and there are no animal ingredients. Madhhab note: non-alcoholic bacterial fermentation; permissible. Aggregation methodology, not scholar-ratified.

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LPPOM MUI's fermented-food explainer applies the standard that fermentation with no haram ingredients and no ethanol-producing (khamr) pathway is halal, the case for natto's Bacillus subtilis bacterial fermentation which produces no ethanol. https://halalmui.org/halalkah-products-fermentation-fruits-and-vegetables/ — LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Council of Ulama — Halal Inspection Body)https://sahabah.com/is-natto-halal

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