Is Ben & Jerry's Half baked froyo kosher?
chocolate & vanilla frozen yogurts mixed with gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough & fudge brownies
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.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- 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: Natural flavors.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Water, skim milk, liquid sugar (sugar, water), corn syrup, sugar, wheat flour, brown sugar, cream, cocoa (processed with alkali), egg yolks, butter (cream, salt), nonfat yogurt powder (cultured nonfat milk), cocoa powder, eggs, soybean oil, chocolate liquor, egg whites, carob bean gum, salt, guar gum, vanilla extract, yogurt cultures, natural flavors, cocoa butter, invert syrup, soy lecithin, baking soda, malted barley flour.
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.