Description Kosher Halal
Pork,pig, swine and
carnivorous animals
Prohibited Prohibited
Ruminants and poultry Slaughtered by a trained Jew Slaughtered by an adult
Muslim
Blessing / Invocation Blessing before entering
slaughtering area; not on
each animal
Blessing on each animal
while slaughtering
Slaughtering by hand Mandatory Preferred (discussions on this
issue)
Mechanical slaughtering Not allowed Not accepted (but
discussions for poultry)
Stunning before slaying Sometimes permitted Without stunning preferred
(sometimes light stunning
permmitted).
Other restrictions about meat Only front quarters used ;
soaking and salting required
Whole carcass used, no
salting required
Blood of any animal Prohibited Prohibited
Fish Fish with scales only Most accept all fish, some
only with fish scales
Seafood Not permitted Varying degree of
acceptance
Microbial enzymes Accepted Accepted
Biotech-derived enzymes Accepted Accepted
Animal enzymes Kosher-slaughtered only Halal slaughtered only
Cattle gelatine From kosher-slaughtered
animals
From Halal slaughtered
animals
Fish gelatine Kosher fish only Any fish
Pork gelatine Allowed by liberal Orthodox
rabbis
Not permitted
Dairy products, whey Made with Kosher ensymes Made with Halal enzymes
Alcohol Permitted Not permitted
Combining meat and dairy Not permitted Not applicable