Is Atkins Chocolate chip granola protein-rich meal bar kosher?
From Open Food Facts.
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Verdict by tradition
Orthodox practice relies on certification for processed foods. Nothing on the package shows one.
- NoteNo recognized hechsher on the package
- Recognized certifying agency on certification · Certification requiredRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Conservative practice prefers certification for processed foods. Gelatin is permitted per the CJLS ruling on gelatin.
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on gelatin · Permits gelatinRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Glycerin and Gelatin (source not stated) can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- MJRC (pending) on gelatin and animal derivatives · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Glycerin and Gelatin (source not stated).
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
Gelatin is listed without a source. Pork gelatin is unclean; beef or fish gelatin is clean. Ask the maker or look for a source on the label.
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- Hey Kosher reading of Leviticus 11 on gelatin · BackgroundRead the ruling
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Protein blend (soy protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate), vegetable glycerin, polydextrose, palm kernel and palm oil, gelatin, oats, sunflower oil, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), almonds, contains less than 2% of natural flavors, cellulose powder, gum arabic, soy lecithin, whey powder, rice starch, guar gum, nonfat milk, salt, vanilla powder, sucralose.
Hey Kosher reads what is printed on the package and matches it against published rulings. It is not a halakhic authority. For the final word, ask your rabbi or the certifying agency.