Is E500 (Sodium Bicarbonate / Baking Soda) Halal?

Sodium carbonates (including baking soda) are mineral salts made from brine and limestone by the Solvay process or from natural soda ash. No animal material is involved and MUIS lists them as halal.

Sodium carbonate (washing soda) and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) are alkaline salts used as raising agents, acidity regulators and stabilisers. They are produced industrially by the Solvay process or by mining trona ore.

• baking soda
• self-raising flour
• Chinese-style noodles
• soft drinks
• cocoa products

• E500 on its own is not a reason to avoid a product.
• The finished product still needs its other ingredients checked — look for a halal certification logo (MUIS, JAKIM, MUI, HMC or similar) when in doubt.
• Halal status here follows the MUIS food additive listing; rulings can differ between certification bodies.

potassium carbonate (E501), ammonium bicarbonate (E503), calcium carbonate (E170)

E500 (Sodium Carbonate/Sodium Bicarbonate/Baking Soda) is halal for Muslims according to the MUIS food additive listing. Sodium carbonate (washing soda) and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) are alkaline salts used as raising agents, acidity regulators and stabilisers.

Sodium carbonate (washing soda) and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) are alkaline salts used as raising agents, acidity regulators and stabilisers. They are produced industrially by the Solvay process or by mining trona ore.

E500 is commonly found in baking soda, self-raising flour, Chinese-style noodles, soft drinks, and cocoa products.