Walmart Great Value Halal & Tayyib Grocery Guide (2026 Audit)
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✓ Audited & Fact-Checked by PureHalalFood Food Science & Theological Advisory Team
Walmart's private label Great Value is the largest food brand in the United States by volume. For millions of Muslim households, Great Value delivers unbeatable affordability on weekly staples, baking essentials, and dairy. However, because Great Value products are sourced across dozens of third-party contract manufacturers, ingredient formulations vary widely. Our Food Science & Theological Advisory Team audited the most popular Great Value foods.
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Executive Summary: Key Rules for Great Value (Walmart)
- • Great Value Block & Shredded Cheeses: The majority of domestic cheeses (Cheddar, Mozzarella, Colby Jack) utilize vegetarian microbial enzymes, not animal rennet.
- • Traditional Pie Crusts & Frozen Pastries: Certain Great Value traditional pie crusts contain lard (rendered pork fat). Always verify Vegetable Shortening on the label.
- • Great Value Adult & Kids Gummy Vitamins: Formulated with commercial porcine (pork) gelatin. Avoid unless explicitly marked as pectin-based.
- • Pantry Staples & Pure Spices: Great Value flours, white and basmati rices, lentils, and pure single-origin spices are 100% Halal and Grade A+ Tayyib.
🔬 Top Audited Great Value (Walmart) Products
4-pillar food science and Shariah determinations.
Great Value Sharp Cheddar Cheese Block
"Pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes (microbial), annatto (vegetable color)."
Uses 100% non-animal microbial enzymes. Safe and permissible for Muslim consumption.
Great Value Deep Dish Pie Crusts (2 Pack)
"Enriched flour, lard and hydrogenated lard with BHA and BHT, water, sugar, salt."
Explicitly contains pork lard shortening. Strictly prohibited (Haram). Use Pillsbury all-vegetable shortening crusts instead.
Great Value 100% Pure Raw Honey
"100% Pure US Grade A Raw Honey."
Pure, unfiltered natural honey with zero high-fructose corn syrup or additives. Wholesome Sunnah nourishment.
Great Value Gummy Bears Candy
"Corn syrup, sugar, gelatin (porcine), citric acid, artificial flavors, Red 40, Yellow 5."
Contains commercial pork skin gelatin and petroleum-derived artificial dyes. Prohibited.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions: Great Value (Walmart) Halal Status
Is Great Value cheese Halal? ↓
The vast majority of Great Value domestic cheeses (Cheddar, Mozzarella, Monterey Jack) are made with non-animal microbial enzymes and are 100% Halal. Imported Italian cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano, however, use animal calf rennet.
Does Great Value bread contain L-cysteine from human hair? ↓
Great Value sandwich breads use DATEM and plant-derived mono- and diglycerides as dough conditioners. They do not utilize human-hair L-cysteine.