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Code decides. Normalized ingredients and the hechsher are matched against published rulings for your tradition. AI only reads messy labels; it never decides.
Every verdict names its source. “Kosher under the OU.” “Permitted per the CJLS ruling on gelatin.” Tap through to the citation, then share the page with family.
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Hey Kosher reads certifications and summarizes published rulings rather than deciding halakhah itself, so each tier names the standard it reads against.
| Tradition | Standard | Hechsher | What we check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthodox | Recognized certifying agency | Required | Recognized hechsher; sub-options for chalav Yisrael and pas Yisrael. |
| Conservative | CJLS teshuvot (Rabbinical Assembly) | Preferred | Hechsher, plus CJLS ingredient rulings (gelatin, hard cheese, kitniyot on Passover). |
| Messianic | MJRC standards of observance | Per MJRC | Hechsher and ingredients against MJRC standards. |
| Reform | CCAR guidance (The Sacred Table) | Not required | Facts only: hechsher, ingredient flags, designation. No verdict is issued. |
| Biblically clean | Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 | Not required | Ingredients: pork derivatives, shellfish, lard, gelatin source, carmine, blood. |
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Verdict pills show the Orthodox lens; change the tradition in the header to see yours. Product data from Open Food Facts (ODbL). Verdicts are computed from the label text; kosher symbols are read from labels where present. Report a correction if one is wrong.
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All rulingsMessianic halakhah on gelatin. CJLS on kitniyot. The positions behind the verdicts, with citations, growing into a structured library.
Water creatures are clean only with both fins and scales. Shellfish, crustaceans, squid, eel and catfish lack scales and are not eaten.
Leviticus 11:9-12
Gelatin is so thoroughly transformed from its source that it is no longer considered the forbidden substance. The CJLS accepts gelatin from any source as kosher and pareve.
Isaac Klein, "The Kashrut of Gelatin," Responsa and Halakhic Studies (1975)
A recognized hechsher settles the question. Without one, the ingredient list is read for unclean species and questionable animal derivatives.
MJRC Standards of Observance, Kashrut section
Those who keep chalav Yisrael use only dairy supervised from milking. Agencies print a chalav Yisrael mark where it applies; unmarked dairy is chalav stam.
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 115:1; Igrot Moshe, Yoreh De'ah 1:47 (chalav stam leniency)
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