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Zebrafish Nutrition: Promoting Fish Health and Welfare of the Animal Model in Halal Science Research
Get PDFZebrafish (Danio rerio) is a popular animal model in a variety of fields, including molecular biology, neurology, genetic research, aquaculture, and even halal science research. As the use of zebrafish in research grows, so does the need to focus on their welfare to ensure that they live in normal-good health, fit for research. Nutrition is an important but often overlooked welfare factor in zebrafish, as it affects their development, health, reproduction, and response to stimuli. In many modern laboratory settings, zebrafish feeding is dependent on the researcher, with numerous types of feed and feeding regimens used without a rigorous assessment of the fish growth. This is largely owing to a lack of information about zebrafish nutritional requirements, which is regarded as the most fundamental fault in any nutritional and growth study. A standard fish diet with an adequate amount of nutrition including the appropriate ratio of protein, carbohydrate, lipids, vitamins, and minerals are proposed to prevent the unplanned nutritional effect to the outcomes of such experiments. Protein is important for the growth of the fish while carbohydrates and lipid are the non-protein source of dietary energy for the fish diet. Feeds with the proper amount of dietary ingredients can help the fish live at optimum health. Islam teaches zero-tolerance to all forms of animal abuse throughout the halal production supply chain and although not many, there is a few number of demands on animal welfare as a purchase criterion. Therefore, as far as halal science is concerned, care must be taken to ensure the protection and welfare of laboratory animals utilized in research
Intention to Use Halal-Certified Bakery Ingredients among Online Muslims Entrepreneurs: Application of Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) Model
No full textThe development of halal food industries has created more business opportunities for Muslim entrepreneurs. These Muslim entrepreneurs must ensure that only halal ingredients are used in their food products. Although there is a growing literature on halal management and consumerism, empirical studies on certified bakery ingredients and online entrepreneurs are limited. To fill this gap, factors influencing the intention to use halal-certified bakery ingredients among online entrepreneurs are being investigated. The data was obtained from 165 online Muslim entrepreneurs in Malaysia using convenience sampling. The adopted questionnaire was used as a research instrument, grounded by the extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The TPB model was extended in this study by including additional components to measure self-identity, moral obligation, and barriers. The results obtained based on the path analysis showed that the attitude and subjective norm of the entrepreneurs are both statistically significant in influencing the intention to use halal-certified bakery ingredients. In contrast, entrepreneurs' perceived behaviour control, self-identity, and moral obligations had no significant influence on the intention to use halal-certified bakery ingredient
A Mini Review of Healthy Bars – Purchasing Motives and Challenges: Towards Halalan Toyyiban Approach
Get PDFNowadays, the consumption of healthy bars has increased worldwide due to the nutritional values and versatility of the products. The latest study explains these different healthy bars, their typical ingredients, and consumers’ growing awareness on food safety and quality simultaneously demanding halal-certified products. This review article compares different healthy bars that influence consumers’ purchasing motives and elaborates on the obstacles producers encounter while producing these healthy bars using halal and toyyib. The review was carried out by going through information from 98 publications related to four types of nutritious bars: (i) cereal-based bars, (ii) energy bars, (iii) fruit-based bars and (iv) vegetable-based bars. Meanwhile, the packaging attribute is the most crucial component influencing consumers’ purchasing decisions. Manufacturers discovered the most challenging tasks are keeping up with the demand for unique ingredients in healthy bars and not forgetting consumers’ demand for halalan toyyiban food products.
Halal Certification: A Bibliometric Analysis (2004 - 2021)
Get PDFHalal industry has grown exponentially despite the global disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions. Muslim spending is forecasted to grow at a 5-year Cumulative Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.1% and reach USD2.4 trillion by 2024. However, issues surrounding Halal certification have persistently created problems for Halal industry stakeholders. This article aims to provide a holistic overview of Halal certification research carried out across the globe between 2004 – 2021 by employing bibliometric analysis to review 248 journal articles. Based on the data, the annual publication trends, author contribution, number of citations, the contribution of countries, trending scientific journals, and an overview of the co-occurrence of author keywords and historiography were obtained. The results will contribute critically towards identifying relevant future research aspects and gaps that need to be undertaken so that it can address concerns troubling Halal consumers, industry players, and administrators of Halal certification
Influence of Muslim Friendly Tourism Organisation Facebook Post on Online Engagement
Get PDFSocial media has tremendously changed the way people gather information on products and services. Muslim-friendly tourism organisations utilised social media and developed its whereabouts to increase awareness and engagement with the online community on Muslim-friendly tourism. The type of content post that influences people's online engagement is crucial to determining the content that attracts online interaction. This paper aims to examine the kind of expected content to have an impact on influencing online engagement. The data were extracted from four Muslim friendly tourism organisations Facebook pages and analysed using ANOVA. This study resulted in the type of content post that exerts a significant effect in influencing online engagement. This finding hopefully assists tourism organisations in selecting and providing relevant information to attract online engagement thus, increasing awareness and popularity towards the respective tourism organisation Facebook page
Proximate Composition and Determination of Epigallocatechin Gallate Content in Melon Manis Terengganu
Get PDFMelon Manis Terengganu (MMT), Cucumis melo L., is a newly developed variety of melon introduced specifically for Terengganu. MMT has been claimed to have a high antioxidant value. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has become one of the leading naturally derived polyphenols studied for its potential health benefits. In the present study, the proximate composition and EGCG content of MMT were determined and compared among the fruit parts (flesh, seeds, and peels). The powdered samples have undergone proximate analyses followed by the determination of EGCG concentration using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The result revealed that MMT seed has highest protein (27.99 ± 0.36%), fat (28.79 ± 0.32%) and crude fibre (31.64 ± 1.25%) contents as compared to peel and flesh. MMT peel contained the highest carbohydrate (67.48 ± 0.37%) as compared to flesh and seed. The EGCG concentrations of MMT seed, flesh and peel were significantly different (p < 0.05) among one another with MMT peel as the highest EGCG concentration (0.042 ± 0.003 mg/mL). Therefore, MMT peel has the potential to consider as new sources of natural antioxidants for food and nutraceutical products as it contained the highest EGCG concentration as compared to seed and fles
Transmission of Viruses from Wild Animals to Humans, a Solution by Applying Syari’ah Rules and Regulations toward Animals
Get PDFHumans are inevitably dependent on animals for their daily life. Animals contribute significantly to the human food cycle, yet simultaneously, it causes many diseases in the human body by transmitting hazardous viruses and pathogens to humans. The recent outbreak of COVID-19 is considered the outcome of taking the meat of some animals that transmitted the virus to human bodies. Since it is impossible to avoid meat entirely because of humans’ food habits and meeting the demand for protein, a solution should be developed to save humans from getting affected by the transmitted virus and pathogens. This study mainly focuses on reducing the possibility of such an outbreak as COVID-19 due to some wild animals' consumption. Hence, this study proposes Shari’ah principles and legal maxims as a possible preventive measure. This study shows that many prohibited animals, according to Islam, are the reservoirs of viruses and pathogens. Therefore, sorting out suitable animals based on Shari’ah principles and legal maxims can save humans from getting affected by these transmitted viruses
Publication Trends on Halal Tourism: A Bibliometric Review
Get PDFHalal tourism has grown in popularity due to the rise of the Muslim population; howbeit it is still a relatively new field. This study aimed to evaluate halal tourism’s publication trends, research areas, prolific sources, most cited documents, co-authorship concerning authors, institutions and countries, and keywords co-occurrence. Using the Scopus database, 118 halal tourism publications were disseminated between 2010 and 2020. This study found an increase in halal tourism in 2018, and the rate increased to 42 in 2020. It can be construed that halal tourism draws in a variety of research areas. Indonesian scholars have been contributed to 26.42% of the overall publications, which leading 34 other countries. Authors’ keywords of ‘Islamic tourism’, ‘Muslim tourists’, ‘halal hospitality’, ‘customer satisfaction’, ‘halal certification’ and ‘religiosity’ have substantially impacted the online search for information. This bibliometric study offers a comprehensive and in-depth glance at halal tourism, which could aid industry and academia
The Application of Carrageenan and Non-Alcoholic Anthocyanin Extraction of Rosa sp. on The Physic-Chemical Characteristics of Annona muricata L. Fruit Leather
Get PDFFruit leather is a healthy food with higher nutrition, but it has low plasticity. Annona muricata L. has potential as raw material due to high fibre and low pectin. Rosa sp. acts as the antioxidant and anthocyanin sources, while carrageenan as plasticity improvement. This research aimed to analyse the interaction of anthocyanin (10%; 15%; 20%) and carrageenan (0.1%; 0.2%; 0.3%) to the fruit leather physic-chemical characteristics. The research consisted of 2 main steps: (i) anthocyanin extraction from Rosa sp. used aquadest:citric acid (98:2) at 85°C for 30 mins. (ii) Application of anthocyanin on fruit leather. Randomised completed block design factorial was applied. The best fruit leather resulted by combination of anthocyanin 15% and carrageenan 0.3% with pH 3.65, water content 13.08%, antioxidant activity 87.61%, TDS 26.03°Brix, total acid titrated 4.23%, lightness (L) 41.07, redness (a+) 7.03, and yellowness (b+) 2.63
Black Soldier Fly Larvae as Animal Feed: Implications on The Halal Status of Meat Products
Get PDFIn the mid-twentieth century, research conducted found that the presence of black soldier fly (BSF) larvae caused the reduction of housefly breeding and manure accumulation in a chicken barn. As a result, the commercialization of BSF larvae for agricultural use and biowaste treatment ensues. Facilities were built to produce BSF larvae and masse were rearing, processing and harvesting take place. The larvae are fed with municipal and agro-industrial wastes and faeces. Feeding animals with BSF larvae became widely practised for the perceived benefit of serving as a vital source of protein for animals. BSF larvae prove to be a precious commodity to the agricultural industry for its utility in waste treatment and animal feed. However, it presents a problem to halal food production due to its diet that contains faeces; this raises concern over the lawful status of the animals fed with BSF larvae. Will the status be compromised? Should it be categorized as al-jallalah animal? In Southeast Asia, there is not any Islamic institution issuing a fatwa concerning this, except for Indonesian Ulema Council, even so, it is severely insufficient as it was only mentioned in passing. The lack of discussion and research on this issue in Islamic and academic scholarship despite its ubiquity in food production and consumption demonstrates the necessity to invest more resource in research and enhance coordination between the jurisprudence and technical fields