Is Black Forest Gummy Bears 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)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on gelatin · Permits gelatinRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Gelatin (source not stated) and Natural flavors can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- 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: Gelatin (source not stated) and Natural flavors.
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- 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
sugar, corn syrup, apple juice concentrate, water, gelatin, citric acid, pectin, sodium citrate, coconut oil, natural flavors, fruit and vegetable juice color, carnuba wax, spirulina extract color, tumeric extract color, beta-carotine color
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.