I noticed a lot food products sold in the West contain vanilla extract, grain vinegar/wine vinegar, and barley malt. Are these permissible to consume?
1. It is permissible to consume foods that contain vanilla extract provided that the amount of alcohol is very minute such as 3% or less.
2. Wine vinegar is permissible to consume since it is vinegar.
3. Barley malt, if it is beer or contains alcohol, it is not permissible to consume.