Is Sodium Ferrocyanide (E535) Halal?

MUIS lists E535 (Sodium Ferrocyanide) as halal. It is manufactured synthetically from non-animal raw materials. The status applies to the additive itself; the finished product still needs its other ingredients checked.

Sodium ferrocyanide is an iron-cyanide complex used as an anti-caking agent in table salt. Despite the name, the cyanide is tightly bound and not biologically available in normal use.

• table salt (anti-caking)
• wine fining (some markets)

• E535 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 ferrocyanide (E536), calcium silicate (E552), silicon dioxide (E551)

E535 (Sodium Ferrocyanide) is halal for Muslims according to the MUIS food additive listing. Sodium ferrocyanide is an iron-cyanide complex used as an anti-caking agent in table salt.

Sodium ferrocyanide is an iron-cyanide complex used as an anti-caking agent in table salt. Despite the name, the cyanide is tightly bound and not biologically available in normal use.

E535 is commonly found in table salt (anti-caking) and wine fining (some markets).