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 Glycerin, Mono- and diglycerides and Natural flavors can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- 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: Glycerin, Mono- and diglycerides and Natural flavors.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- IngredientNatural flavors
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Glycerin, Mono- and diglycerides and Natural flavors can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- IngredientNatural flavors
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Whey protein crisp (whey protein concentrate, corn starch), caramel (glucose, sugar, palm oil, nonfat milk, glycerin, butter (cream, salt), modified corn starch, whey, salt, mono and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin), chocolate flavored coating (cane syrup, vegetable oil (palm kernel and palm oil), whey protein isolate, cocoa (processed with alkali), soy lecithin, natural flavor), corn syrup, brown sugar, glycerin, milk protein concentrate, invert sugar, vegetable shortening (modified palm kernel oil and modified palm oil, citric acid), water, salt, natural flavor, vegetable oil (canola and/or soybean), bht (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.