Sakarin dalam jeruk buah di pasaran semasa Malaysia dan hubungannya dengan konsep Halalan Thoyyiban
Nor Suhanna Abdullah1, Arieff Salleh Rosman2, Harisun Yaakob3.
Muslims are required to select halal and good (thoyyiban) food, which comprises the
safety aspect. Halal and safety-related issues of food are often being focussed by
Muslim people in this country. One of the discussed issues is safety level of saccharin
consumption as an artificial sweetener. This study analysed saccharin from scientific
perspectives and its relationships with human health. Then, this study connected the
presence of saccharin in fruit-pickle samples with the concept of halalan thoyyiban. In
the first phase, this study used qualitative methodologies which includes historical,
content analysis, and observation method. As for the second phase, this study used a
quantitative methodology based on experiments in the laboratory on six fruit-pickle
samples. Findings show that saccharin is produced synthetically and does not contain
calories and any nutrients. Saccharin is safe if taken according to the safe limit set by
WHO that is 5mg/kg (of body weight) per day. Excessive consumption either
contributes or stimulates cancer (tumour promoter). Meanwhile, the quantitative study
found that five from six analysed samples of fruit pickles contain saccharin. The
safety level measurement towards human between the weight of 20kg up to 50kg that
consumes 100g of pickles per day is however still below the safe limit set by WHO.
This study concludes that saccharin is halal but cannot be categorised under thoyyiban
as it does not contain any nutrient and calory, can gives negative effects to health if
taken over the suggested amount.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
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