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Journal of Biotechnology and Phytochemistry| Volume: 2
October 25-26, 2018 | Frankfurt, Germany
Joint Event
Biotechnology & Medical Microbiology
World Congress on 3 rd International Conference on
Food Science & Technology
Honey in halal nutrition
Mariam Abdul Latif
Universiti Malaysia Sabah Jalan UMS, Malaysia
The preservation of future generation and the protection
of consumer welfare, as contained in the “Maqasid
Shariah”, is a priority in view of the incremental negative
behaviours existing in today’s societies at large. The
World Health Organization recorded 54% of 56.4 million
deaths were due to the top 10 causes in 2015 worldwide.
Ischaemic heart disease and stroke are the world’s biggest
killers, accounting for a combined 15 million deaths in 2015,
which have remained the leading causes of death globally
in the last 15 years (WHO, 2017). This qualitative research
on halal nutrition focused on halal food consumed by the
Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and his eating practices. Honey
is the favorite food of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. The
Prophet s.a.w. said: ‘Honey is a remedy for every illness and
the Qur’an is a remedy for all illness of the mind, therefore
I recommend to you both remedies, the Qur’an and honey.’
Vallianou al. (2014) reported that honey comprises
predominantly of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides.
The most abundant sugar in honey is fructose, while
sugars in it are sweeter and give more energy than artificial
sweeteners. Honey also contains several vitamins, especially
B complex and vitamin C, together with a lot of minerals.
Honey contains at least 181 constituents. Many evidences
confirmed the antibacterial properties and beneficial
effects of medical honey on wound healing and clinically
effective in the treatment of hemorrhoids and anal fissure.
The biological actions of honey can be ascribed to its
polyphenolic contents which, in turn, are usually associated
to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions, antitumor,
antimetastic and anticancer effects are mediated via diverse
mechanisms, as well as to its cardiovascular, antiproliferative
and antimicrobial benefits. The research concluded by
recognizing the Halal Nutrition framework is in parallel
with the food pyramid whereby it is actually a moderate
and a healthy balanced diet, relevant and befitting the
halal nutrition but the whole regime has to be without the
haram elements which are blood, pork, carrion and liquor to
2 provide proper nutrition guidelines for quality and better
consumption of halal food for the future generation. This is
in line with the Maqasid Shariah.
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