Who doesn’t like chocolates, be they kids or even adults? We all love chocolates. Among various chocolate brands, Quality Street by Nestle is quite famous in Europe, especially UK. Thou their products are available worldwide and can be brought even from amazon.
Muslims all around the globe have a particular query, whether Quality Street Halal or Haram? Some say it is halal because it is made with plant-based ingredients and does not contain animal fats. The company products don’t come with a halal tag, so it is for sure even if it is halal, they haven’t done the certification yet.
What is Quality Street?
Quality Street is a brand of boxed chocolates made initially by Mackintosh, which Nestlé now manufactures. It was started in the year 1936. Their products have evolved with time; a few items were discounted, and a few were added to the lineup. As of now, they have 15 flavors.
These items are individually wrapped in colored papers, or you can get a customizable personalised tin while ordering from the official website.
Is Quality Street Chocolates Halal?
The majority of the products under Quality Street are plant-based and thus Halal, such as Orange Crème, Green Triangle (lime fondant), Purple one (plum and ginger jam), The Big One, Brown Triangle (fudge), Toffee Penny, Ginger Caramel, Honeycomb Crunch, Coffee Escape, Strawberry Delight, Nutty Crunch, and Toffee Finger.
We contacted Quality Street to Directly Find Out if the Chocolates are Halal
The first and major priority is to be transparent to the reader, and to stand on that here is the conversation with Quality Street.
Here is what I asked:
Hi Team, I wanted to know real quick if Quality Street products are Halal?
Regards,
Achintam
The very next day they replied back saying:
Hello Achintam,
Thank you for getting in touch.
Our sweets are vegetarian and halal.
Have a great day!
If there is anything else that we can do, then please do not hesitate to get in touch and a member of our team will be happy to help.
Kind regards,
Scarlett
What are the Major ingredients in Quality Street Products?
Quality Street chocolates are mostly made out of Sugar, Glucose syrup, Cocoa mass, Vegetable fats (Palm, Rapeseed, Sunflower, Coconut, Mango kernel/ Sal/ Shea), Sweetened condensed skimmed milk (Skimmed milk, Sugar), Cocoa butter, Dried whole milk, Glucose-fructose syrup, Coconut, Lactose and proteins from whey (from Milk), Whey powder (from Milk), Hazelnuts, Skimmed milk powder, Butter (from Milk), Emulsifiers (Sunflower lecithin, E471), Flavourings, Butterfat (from Milk), Fat-reduced cocoa powder, Salt, Lactic acid. ( Source )
Some products May contain peanuts and other tree nuts. Thou the ratio differs from product to product, but majorly the ingredients are plant-based.
What is the most popular Quality Street Product?
In Dec 2016, Nestle officially revealed the top 5 most popular products of quality street. Those are: ( Source )
- The Purple one
- Strawberry Delight
- Green Triangle
- Orange Creme
- Caramel Swirl
It has been 2022 already, but Nestle hasn’t updated the list yet, so it is safe to accept these five as the nation’s top choices.
Conclusion
Even thou there is no halal certification on the packets, the team has confirmed their sweets products to be halal (refer to the above email screenshot). As Quality Street chocolates are planted-based, it is perfectly safe to label them as halal.
