Welcome to the Dietary Law Overview
We have list foods that are permissible (clean) and impermissible (unclean) for Israelites.
Scriptures Outlining Foods
Quran and Torah
Torah
Leviticus Chapter 11
Deuteronomy Chapter 14
Quran
2:168
2:172 - 173
6:141
6:146
Permissible Foods (Clean Foods)
Permissible Land Animals to Eat
Permissible Land Animals to Eat
Permissible Land Animals to Eat
(Animals That Chew the Cud and Part the Hoof)
Goat, Elk, Bison (Buffalo), Caribou, Cattle (beef, veal), Deer (Venison)
Giraffe, Gazelle, Hart, Sheep (Lamb, mutton), Reindeer, Ibex, and Moose.
Permissible Birds to Eat
Permissible Land Animals to Eat
Permissible Land Animals to Eat
Sagehen Chicken, Dove, Guinea fowl, Pheasant, Prairie Chicken, Goose, Grouse, Pigeon, Turkey, Teal, Sparrow, Ptarmigan, Partridge, Peafowl, Quail and Songbirds.
Permissible Insects
Permissible Land Animals to Eat
Fish with Fins and Scales (Permissible)
Locusts, Crickets, and Grasshoppers
Fish with Fins and Scales (Permissible)
Fish with Fins and Scales (Permissible)
Fish with Fins and Scales (Permissible)
Albacore, Bass, Barracuda, Anchovy, Black Pomfret (mooching), Bluefish, Bluegill, Carp, Cape Capiases, Cod, Drum, Flounder, Crappie, Grunt, Mahi Mahi (dorado), Mackerel, Kingfish, Halibut, Hake, Haddock, Herring (alewife), walleye, Mullet, Orange roughie, Perch (bream), Rockfish, Pike, Whitefish Minnow, Sucker, Sunfish, Sole, Tilapia, Tarpon, Salmon, Shad, Tuna, Steelhead, Sardine, Silver Hake, Smelt, Snapper, and Trout.
Sacrificial Animals
Fish with Fins and Scales (Permissible)
Sacrificial Animals
Goat, Pigeon, Sheep, Ox, Cattle, Bull and Dove.
Impermissible Foods (Unclean Foods)
Blood and Dead Animals
Impermissible Land Animals
Impermissible Land Animals
Do not eat or drink blood or meat from dead animals.
Impermissible Land Animals
Impermissible Land Animals
Impermissible Land Animals
All manner of Swine, Peccary, Boar, Pig (hog, bacon, ham, lard, pork, sausage, and Jello, pepperoni).
Canines, Coyote, Dog, Fox, wolf, jackal, Hyena.
Felines, Cat, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Tiger, Panther, Donkey, Horse, Onsager, Zebra, Mule. Armadillo, Elephant, Groundhog, hare, camel, hippopotamus, kangaroo, beaver, bear, badger, Gorilla, Llama, Mole, Monkey, Mouse, Opossum, Rhinoceros, Rat, Raccoon, Rabbit, Porcupine, Muskrat, Squirrel, Wallaby, Skunk, Weasel, Wolverine
Impermissible Sea Animals
Impermissible Land Animals
Impermissible Sea Animals
Fish and Shellfish
Catfish, Eels, European Turbot, grayfish, Marlin, Sculpin, Shark, Bullhead, Paddlefish, Swordfish, Sturgeon, Squab, Stickleback, Snake Mackerels, Squid, Shellfish Abalone, Clam, Crab, Crayfish, Mussel, Prawn, Lobster, Shrimp, Oyster, Scallop.
Spongy Body Cuttlefish, Limpet, Octopus, Jellyfish
Water Mammals
Otter, Porpoise, Dolphin, Walrus, Seal, Whale
Impermissible Insects
Impermissible Birds / Birds of Prey
Impermissible Sea Animals
Butterflies, fly, roaches, beetles and caterpillars, Slugs, Snails, worms
Impermissible Birds / Birds of Prey
Impermissible Birds / Birds of Prey
Impermissible Birds / Birds of Prey
Albatross, Bat, Condor, Coot, Buzzard, Crane, Crow, Bittern, Flamingo, Eagle, Grebe, Grosbeak, Osprey, Ostrich, Owl, Parrot, Pelican, Penguin, Magpie, Loon, Lapwing, Kite, Heron, Hawk, Gull, Water hen, Woodpecker, Vulture, Swift, Stork, Seagull, Sandpiper, Raven, Plover, Rail, and Roadrunner.
Reptiles and Amphibians / Unclean
Impermissible Birds / Birds of Prey
Impermissible Birds / Birds of Prey
Caiman, Snake, Alligator, Turtle, Lizard, and Crocodile.
Blindworm, Newt, Salamander, Frogs, and Toads.
Do not eat Red-40 it contains an unclean bug residue.