Is Cheez-It Cheez-It Grooves Bold Cheddar kosher?
255 g
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. Cheese with rennet is permitted per the CJLS ruling on cheeses.
- IngredientHard cheese
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on cheese and rennet · Permits cheese and rennetRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package, but no unclean species or questionable derivatives appear in the ingredients.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- NoteNo unclean species or questionable animal derivatives found
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC (Leviticus 11) on clean and unclean species · Forbids unclean speciesRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. No commonly questioned ingredients.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No ingredient from an unclean animal appears on the label.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- NoteNo pork, shellfish, insect or blood ingredients found
- Leviticus 11 on clean and unclean animals · Forbids unclean land animalsRead the ruling
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), rice flour, vegetable oil (soybean oil with tbhq for freshness, palm oil), white cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes). contains 2% or less of salt, wheat flour, soy lecithin, paprika color, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), whey, dextrose, maltodextrin, monosodium glutamate, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, buttermilk, lactic acid, natural and artificial flavor, yeast extract, citric acid, onion powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, annatto extract color, paprika extract color, ground celery seed, red pepper, garlic powder.
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.