Peace...

Lately, i have been wondering about Gelatin in candies... My daughter is growing .. now 3-1/2 and asking for all types of candies....

i reside in Hong Kong and almost all products / hotels / restaurants / shops use PORK as main ingredients for all kinds of food products... it is quite difficult to differentiate.... anyways thats another topic...

to cut short..

i check on the net and found that gelatin is mostly made up of animal products on its entirety... and the main importer of Hong Kong is China.... so naturally the gelatin will come from pork. now the question is ... can i buy marsh-mellows and other jelly products for my daughter or not...

as far as i am concerned... the Quran says "flesh of the swine"or "meat of the swine"... but gelatin comes from skin i assume.... still very confused....

there is also additives added to chips and other snacks.. its starts from E631, E627, etc... and lots of so called muslim sights prohibits the use of it.......

can someone guide to proper verse prohibiting or allowing the same.

thanks...

saif.