Is Gatorade Protein 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.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors, Glycerin and Mono- and diglycerides can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- 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, Glycerin and Mono- and diglycerides.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors, Glycerin and Mono- and diglycerides can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Chocolate flavored coating (sugar, vegetable oil [palm kernel and palm oil], whey protein isolate, cocoa [processed with alkali], soy lecithin, natural flavor), whey protein crisp (whey protein concentrate, corn starch, calcium carbonate), semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), corn syrup, brown sugar, caramel (glucose syrup, sugar, palm oil, nonfat milk, glycerin, butter [cream, salt], dry whey, corn starch, salt, mono and diglycerides, natural flavor, soy lecithin), glycerin, invert sugar, milk protein concentrate, natural flavor, water, salt, mixed tocopherols (preservative), citric acid.
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.