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Sugar vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup

Sugar isn't to blame for obesity, says the Sugar Association. “Ditto”, says the Corn Refiners Association about HFCS or corn syrup. There is much finger

Traditional Ingredients Make a Comeback

Food ingredients, with their complex chemical names, are a source of confusion to many. The confusion is confounded with the introduction of increasingly innovative ingredients

Lactose—Not Just in Milk

LACTOSE is a part of every dairy product these days and it is obtained from different sources. Muslims need to pay attention to food labels

Sauces and Marinades: A Halal Perspective

In cooking, a sauce is a liquid or sometimes a semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods. Sauces are not normally consumed

A Learning Curve: Food Ingredients, Additives & Processing Aids in the Food Industry

As a Muslim, I’ve always known that I could only eat the meat of halal species of animals such as cow, goat, poultry etc.. Pork

IFANCA in the Media

Kosher or Halal? American Muslims Debate Which Food Certifications To Follow' – Dollars & Sense Magazine June 22, 2010 - The following is an excerpt

IFANCA News

Tackling Community Concerns About Halal Meat Recent awareness of the consumption of halal products: meat, non meat processed food items, pharmaceutical/nutraceutical and cosmetic products has

US Companies Cut Back on Salt

Your Kraft products may not taste quite the same in these months to come, and that might be a good thing. As part of the

Halal: New Frontiers: 13th International Halal Food Conference 2011

Chicago, IL, 2011 - Halal: New Frontiers: 13th International Halal Food Conference 2011, America’s only conference geared exclusively to halal, was organized by the Islamic

From the Publisher’s Desk

Assalamu Alaikum IFANCA was pleased to host the 13th International Halal Food Conference in Chicago, IL this past April. We welcomed attendees and speakers from

Editor’s Note

Assalamu Alaikum Now more than ever, what we eat is being linked to our health and wellness. So what exactly is in our food? Halal

Spring 2011